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Calculate the void ratio and specific gravity of solids of a saturated soil whose unit weight is 1877 kg/m’and whose water content is 41%.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter7: Permeability

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Problem 7.14P

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