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A freshly drawn soil core of 10 cm diameter and 5 cm length weighs 700 g. On oven drying at 105°C the core weighs 625 g. Calculate the soil water content on weight and volume basis.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3.18P

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