1. A cube of moist soil weighs 330 lb and has a total volume of 3.00 ft³. The moisturecontent is 27.0% and the specific gravity of solids is 2.72. Compute the void ratio,degree of saturation (%), and dry unit weight (lb/ft³) of this soil.

Given data: Moist weight of soil (Wwet) = 330 lb Total volume of Soil (V) = 3.0 ft3 Moisture content…

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1. A cube of moist soil weighs 330 lb and has a total volume of 3.00 ft³. The moisture content is 27.0% and the specific gravity of solids is 2.72. Compute the void ratio, degree of saturation (%), and dry unit weight (lb/ft³) of this soil.