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Determine the void ratio of a saturated soil sample that has a mass of 178 g before drying and 139 g after drying in an oven. Assume the specific gravity of the soil solids to be 2.7.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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