Compute the water content, void ratio, total unit weight, and dry unit weight. Weight of saturated soil in a water content container = 60g Weight after dried in air = 50g Gs = 2.7 Volume Weight Air Wa Vy Vw wate ww V. Vs solids Ws Phase diagram

Compute the water content, void ratio, total unit weight, and dry unit weight. Weight of saturated soil in a water content container = 60g Weight after dried in air = 50g Gs = 2.7 Volume Weight Air Wa Vy Vw wate ww V. Vs solids Ws Phase diagram

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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil

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Compute the water content, void ratio, total unit weight, and dry unit weight.
Weight of saturated soil in a water content container = 60g
Weight after dried in air = 50g
Gs = 2.7
Volume
Weight
Air
Wa
Vy
Vw
watci ww
V.
Vs
solids
Ws
Phase diagram

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