Two soils are fully saturated with liquid (no gas present) and the soils have the same void ratio. One soil is saturated with water and the other is saturated with alcohol. The unit weight of water is approximately 1g/cm3 while that of alcohol is about 0.8 g/cm3. Which soil sample has the larger water content? Why?

Aloaded platform of total mass 500 kg is supported by a dashpot and by a set of springs of effective stiffness 72 kn/m. it is observed that when the platform is depressed through a distance x = 12.5 cm below its equilibrium position and then released without any initial velocity; it reaches its equilibrium position in the shortest possible time without overshoot. find the position and velocity of the loaded platform 0.10 sec. after its release. if a further load of 400 kg is added to the platform, find, i) the frequency of damped vibrations, and i) the amplitude of vibration after 2 complete oscillations, given that the initial amplitude is 15 cm.

Fluids at rest possess no flow energy. a)- true b)- false

During a steady flow process, the change of energy with respect to time is zero. a)- true b)- false