An undisturbed sample of clayey soil is found to have a wet weight of 285 N, a dry weight of 250 N, and a total volume of 14x10³ cm³ if the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, determine the water content, void ratio ,and the degree of saturation.

An undisturbed sample of clayey soil is found to have a wet weight of 285 N, a dry weight of 250 N, and a total volume of 14x10³ cm³ if the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, determine the water content, void ratio ,and the degree of saturation.

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An undisturbed sample of clayey soil is found to have a wet weight
of 285 N, a dry weight of 250 N, and a total volume of 14x10³ cm³ if the specific
gravity of soil solids is 2.70, determine the water content, void ratio ,and the
degree of saturation.

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