The void ratios at the densest, loosest and thenatural states of a sand deposit are 0.2, 0.6 and0.4, respectively. The relative density of thedeposit is

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The void ratios at the densest, loosest and natural states of a sand deposit are 0.2, 0.6 0.4, respectively. The relative density of deposit is

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The void ratios at the densest, loosest and the
natural states of a sand deposit are 0.2, 0.6 and
0.4, respectively. The relative density of the
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