Department of Earth Science  /  Northeastern Illinois University

INTRODUCTION TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
ESCI 340
Spring 2010

Daily Objectives #10 (February 11, 2010)                                                                                                                     Dr. Laura Sanders

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:


w  Continued from last week:  Using the samples of soil provided, estimate values for moisture content, porosity, void ratio, unit weight, dry unit weight, density, dry density, specific gravity of solids, and degree of saturation.

w  Review:  Describe how soil moisture is measured in the laboratory.

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