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A sand sample has a porosity of 30% and specific gravity of solids as 2.6. What is its degree of saturation at moisture content of 4.94%?

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity

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