A soil with a volume of 0.0283 m3 has a specific gravity of 2.7, a dry weight of 0.376 kN, and a wet weight of 0.459 kN. 1) Determine the volume of voids (Ans. 0.0149 m3) 2) Determine the void ratio (Ans. 1) 3) If the soil was submerged, determine the effective unit weight (Ans. 8.34 kN/m3)

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