George is analyzing a silty sand. It has a void ration in loosest condition equal to 0.88 and a void ratio of 0.35 in the densest condition. If the relative density of the silty sand is 83%, compute the in-situ porosity.
George is analyzing a silty sand. It has a void ration in loosest condition equal to 0.88 and a void ratio of 0.35 in the densest condition. If the relative density of the silty sand is 83%, compute the in-situ porosity.
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George is analyzing a silty sand. It has a void ration in loosest condition equal to 0.88 and a void ratio of 0.35 in the densest condition. If the relative density of the silty sand is 83%, compute the in-situ porosity.
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