GATE GG-1 · 2020 · C
Question 18: Engineering properties of rocks and soils
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Question 18
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In a soil sample, specific gravity of soil particles is 2.5 and the void ratio is 0.5. The density of the soil sample when it is fully saturated with water is ______ kg/m³. (Assume density of water = 1000 kg/m³, and no volume change of the soil sample with saturation)
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GATE GG-1 2020 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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- Section C
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 1 mark
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