A 47.6 cm sample of moist clay was obtained by pressing a sharpened hollow cylinder into the wall of a test pit. The extruded sample had an initial weight of 74.1 g and after oven-drying a weight of 51.7 g. Assume Gs = 2.60. Compute the water content in percentage.

A 47.6 cm sample of moist clay was obtained by pressing a sharpened hollow cylinder into the wall of a test pit. The extruded sample had an initial weight of 74.1 g and after oven-drying a weight of 51.7 g. Assume Gs = 2.60. Compute the water content in percentage.

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A 47.6 cm sample of moist clay was
obtained by pressing a sharpened hollow
cylinder into the wall of a test pit. The
extruded sample had an initial weight of 74.1
g and after oven-drying a weight of 51.7 g.
Assume Gs = 2.60. Compute the water
content in percentage.

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