A sample of dry soil is coated with a thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of 460 g. It displaced 300 cc of water when immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off and its mass was found to be 9 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin are 2.65 and 0.9 respectively, the voids ratio of soil is nearly

A sample of dry soil is coated with a thin layer of paraffin and has a mass of 460 g. It displaced 300 cc of water when immersed in it. The paraffin is peeled off and its mass was found to be 9 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids and paraffin are 2.65 and 0.9 respectively, the voids ratio of soil is nearly

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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