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What will be the dry unit weight of a soil (kN/m3 and pcf ) whose void ratio is 1.20, where the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.72?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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