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A soil sample has a moisture content of 18%. If its dry unit weight is 14.5kN/m^3 and the specific gravity of its solids is 2.7, solve the moist unit weight.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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