in its natural state. A moist soil has a volume of 9.34×10-3 m3 and weighs 177.61×10-3kN. The oven-dried weight of the soil is 153.6×10-3kN. If Gs=2.67, calculate 1) moisture content(%);2)moist unit weight (kN/m3); 3)dry unit weight (kN/m3); 4)void ratio ; 5)porosity; 6) degree of saturate

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in its natural state. A moist soil has a volume of 9.34×10-3 m3 and weighs 177.61×10-3kN. The oven-dried weight of the soil is 153.6×10-3kN. If Gs=2.67, calculate 1) moisture content(%);2)moist unit weight (kN/m3); 3)dry unit weight (kN/m3); 4)void ratio ; 5)porosity; 6) degree of saturate

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