A soil engineer collects a sample of soil having a moist unit weight of a soil of 24.5 kN/m³, water content available is 10 % and the specific gravity of the solid is 2.50. what is the degree of saturation of the soil? (Assume unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m³)

A soil engineer collects a sample of soil having a moist unit weight of a soil of 24.5 kN/m³, water content available is 10 % and the specific gravity of the solid is 2.50. what is the degree of saturation of the soil? (Assume unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m³)

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A soil engineer collects a sample of soil having a moist unit weight
of a soil of 24.5 kN/m³, water content available is 10 % and the
specific gravity of the solid is 2.50. what is the degree of saturation
of the soil? (Assume unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m³)

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