/A soil sample having the following properties: - Total volume= 464 cm3 ; - Total weight = 793 gm; - Solid material weight = 735 gm; - Specific weight for the solid materials= 2.68 Required: n, e, w, Sr%.

/A soil sample having the following properties: - Total volume= 464 cm3 ; - Total weight = 793 gm; - Solid material weight = 735 gm; - Specific weight for the solid materials= 2.68 Required: n, e, w, Sr%.

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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/A soil sample having the following properties:
- Total volume= 464 cm3 ;
- Total weight = 793 gm;
- Solid material weight = 735 gm;
- Specific weight for the solid materials= 2.68 Required: n, e, w, Sr%.

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