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The moist unit weight of a soil is 17.79 kN/cu.m and the porosity is 0.416. If the specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.671, calculate the following a. Water content in percent.

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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity

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a. Water content in percent.

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