3. A soil sample was taken with a cylindrical metal core having a volume of300cm³. The soil was saturated with water and then drainage water wasallowed to drip. Meanwhile, evaporation of water from the soil wasprevented. The drained soil sample weighed 500 g before oven dryingand 350 g after oven drying. Calculate the following:a. bulk density (p6)b. moisture content by mass(%0m) and by volume (%0v)c. porosity (assume ps = 2.65 g/cm³)d. cm of water per 100 cm depth of soil%3D L00Use these formolae to olvefor the followrng.a) bulk denrity, Pb- MsVtC) Dorosrty r C%E) -Pb x110)Prwhere:Mu: oven diled weightwhere:Pb= bulk densityPs- arrone 2-usglen?of foilVt: roil volu meb) %6m = M4- MsX 100d1.) cm/to0 cm roil= %, Ov Th cm100foil= , Ov Th cmcmWhere:Mt frsh wngh|8fmoist uoilMui oven dried wêghtPwwhere:Pb bulk denvityPw: denvity of water

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pie was taken with a cylindrical metal core having a volume 300 cm3. The soil was saturated with water and then drainage water wa allowed to drip. Meanwhile, evaporation of water from the soil wa prevented. The drained soil sample weighed 500 g before oven dryin and 350 g after oven drying. Calculate the following: a. bulk density (Pb) b. moisture content by mass(%0m) and by volume (%0v) C. porosity (assume ps 2.65 g/cm3) %D

pie was taken with a cylindrical metal core having a volume 300 cm3. The soil was saturated with water and then drainage water wa allowed to drip. Meanwhile, evaporation of water from the soil wa prevented. The drained soil sample weighed 500 g before oven dryin and 350 g after oven drying. Calculate the following: a. bulk density (Pb) b. moisture content by mass(%0m) and by volume (%0v) C. porosity (assume ps 2.65 g/cm3) %D

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