There is a piece of saturated soil. The mass m is 15.3 g. After drying, the mass ms = 10.6 g. The specific gravity Gs is 2.70. Determine the following: a) Moisture content w b) Void ratio e c) Porosity n d) Saturated unit weight

There is a piece of saturated soil. The mass m is 15.3 g. After drying, the mass ms = 10.6 g. The specific gravity Gs is 2.70. Determine the following: a) Moisture content w b) Void ratio e c) Porosity n d) Saturated unit weight

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. There is a piece of saturated soil. The mass m is 15.3 g. After drying, the mass m_s = 10.6 g. The specific gravity G_s is 2.70. Determine the following:

a) Moisture content w

b) Void ratio e

c) Porosity n

d) Saturated unit weight γ_sat

e) Dry unit weight γ_d

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