1. The saturated unit weight of a soil is 13 kN /m° at a moisture content of 26 %. The unit weight of water is Y,, = 9.81 kN /m. a. Determine the dry unit weight. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) Ya = kN/m³ b. Determine the specific gravity of soil solids, G,. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) G,

1. The saturated unit weight of a soil is 13 kN /m° at a moisture content of 26 %. The unit weight of water is Y,, = 9.81 kN /m. a. Determine the dry unit weight. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) Ya = kN/m³ b. Determine the specific gravity of soil solids, G,. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) G,

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity

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