1870 g of wet soil compacted into a mold with a volume of 1000 cm3. The soil is put into the oven and dried to a constant mass of 1678 kg. Gs=2.66 Define: a) water content (w) b) dry unit wight c) porosity d) degree of saturation aturated unit weight

1870 g of wet soil compacted into a mold with a volume of 1000 cm3. The soil is put into the oven and dried to a constant mass of 1678 kg. Gs=2.66 Define: a) water content (w) b) dry unit wight c) porosity d) degree of saturation aturated unit weight

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1870 g of wet soil compacted into a mold with a volume of 1000 cm3. The
soil is put into the oven and dried to a constant mass of 1678 kg. Gs=2.66
Define: a) water content (w)
b) dry unit wight
c) porosity
d) degree of saturation
e) saturated unit weight

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