GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 Shift 2 Solved Paper

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A sample of

500 {g}

dry sand, when poured into a 2 -litre capacity cylinder which is partially filled with water, displaces

188 {cm}^{3}

of water. The density of water is

1 {g} {/} {cm}^{3}

. The specific gravity of the sand is

Solution:

Mass

=500 {gm}

Volume displaced

=188 {cm}^{3}

{G}=\;{ρ_{\;\text "SOLID "\;}}/{ρ_{\;\text "WATER "\;}}

G=\;{500 {gm} {/} 188 {cc}}/{1 {gm} {/} {cc}}

{G}=2.659

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