Q2: A 0.01 m' of saturated soil sample has a unit weight of 1.6g/cm3. After it is dried in theoven, the weight of the soil sample reduced to 13.5kg. Use a phase diagram, determine thefollowing:Weight of water for the saturated soil, WwWater content, wcWsWATERVoid ratio, ePorosity, nSOLIDbefare trngW.VaSOLIDefter ening

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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter5: Soil Compaction

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Q2: A 0.01 m' of saturated soil sample has a unit weight of 1.6g/cm3. After it is dried in the
oven, the weight of the soil sample reduced to 13.5kg. Use a phase diagram, determine the
following:
Weight of water for the saturated soil, Ww
Water content, wc
Ws
WATER
Void ratio, e
Porosity, n
SOLID
befare trng
W.
Va
SOLID
efter ening

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