A 72-cm3 sample of moist soil weighs 141.5 g. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 122.7 g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.66. Find the water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and wet and dry unit weights

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A 72-cm3
sample of moist soil weighs 141.5 g. When it is dried out in an oven,
it weighs 122.7 g. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.66. Find the water
content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and wet and dry unit weights

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