Given: The moist mass of soil specimen= 20.7kg The total volume of the soil specimen= 0.011m³ The specimen's dried mass = 16.3kg The specific gravity of solids = 2.68 Determine the void ratio, the degree of saturation, the wet and dry unit mass amd the wet and dry unit weight

Given: The moist mass of soil specimen= 20.7kg The total volume of the soil specimen= 0.011m³ The specimen's dried mass = 16.3kg The specific gravity of solids = 2.68 Determine the void ratio, the degree of saturation, the wet and dry unit mass amd the wet and dry unit weight

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity

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The moist mass of soil specimen= 20.7kg

The total volume of the soil specimen= 0.011m³

The specimen's dried mass = 16.3kg

The specific gravity of solids = 2.68

Determine the void ratio, the degree of saturation, the wet and dry unit mass amd the wet and dry unit weight

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