A fresh soil sample with a mass of 460 g is collected from the field using a cylinder with diameter of 7.5 cm and height of 7.3 cm. After oven-drying, the soil mass becomes 370 g. What is the apparent specific gravity?

A fresh soil sample with a mass of 460 g is collected from the field using a cylinder with diameter of 7.5 cm and height of 7.3 cm. After oven-drying, the soil mass becomes 370 g. What is the apparent specific gravity?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter6: Soil Compaction

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