Question
Geotechnical Engineering Question on Principle of effective stress and quicksand condition
The in-situ percentage of voids of a sand deposit is 50%. The maximum and minimum densities of sand determined from the laboratory tests are 1.8 g/cm3 and 1.3 g/cm3, respectively. Assume the specific gravity of sand as 2.7.
The relative density index of the in-situ sand is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
Answer
The correct answer is 0.12 to 0.14 (approx)