A saturated 100 cm3 clay sample has a natural water content of 30 percent. It is found that the shrinkage limit occurs when the water content is 19 percent. If the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, what will the volume of the sample be when the water content is 15 percent?

A saturated 100 cm3 clay sample has a natural water content of 30 percent. It is found that the shrinkage limit occurs when the water content is 19 percent. If the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, what will the volume of the sample be when the water content is 15 percent?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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