soil pecimen having a volume of 0.011 m^3 has a specific gravity of 2.65. It has a moist mass of 21 kg and a dried mass of 16 kg. Determine the following A. Void Ratio B. Degree of Saturation C. Dry unit weight in kN/m^3

soil pecimen having a volume of 0.011 m^3 has a specific gravity of 2.65. It has a moist mass of 21 kg and a dried mass of 16 kg. Determine the following A. Void Ratio B. Degree of Saturation C. Dry unit weight in kN/m^3

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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil

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Problem 2.16P: For a normally consolidated soil, the following is given: Determine the following: a. The...

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