1. List the given required.2. Graph if necessary.3. Box the final answer. 15.A soil sample has a unit weight of 105.7 pcf and a saturation of 50%. When itssaturation is increased to 75%, its unit weight raises to 112.7 pd. Determine theporosity of the soil sample in percent

The given data is: At 50 % saturation i.e S1=50% Unit weight, Y1=105.7 lbs/ft3 At 75 % saturation…

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