What is the dry unit weight of a clay soil when the void ratio of a sample thereof is 0.50, the degree of saturation is 70%, and the specific gravity of the soil grains is 2.7? Take the value of 7 be 9.81 kN/m³?

What is the dry unit weight of a clay soil when the void ratio of a sample thereof is 0.50, the degree of saturation is 70%, and the specific gravity of the soil grains is 2.7? Take the value of 7 be 9.81 kN/m³?

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What is the dry unit weight of a clay soil when the void ratio of a sample thereof is 0.50, the degree
of saturation is 70%, and the specific gravity of the soil grains is 2.7? Take the value of 7 be 9.81
kN/m³2

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