A container with saturated soil has a mass of 107 g. After being dried, it weighs 98g.the soil has a specific gravity of 2.70. the container alone weighs 45g. Determine the moist unite weight, dry unit weight and saturated unit weight of the soil.

A container with saturated soil has a mass of 107 g. After being dried, it weighs 98g.the soil has a specific gravity of 2.70. the container alone weighs 45g. Determine the moist unite weight, dry unit weight and saturated unit weight of the soil.

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A container with saturated soil has a mass of 107 g. After being dried, it weighs 98g.the soil has a
specific gravity of 2.70. the container alone weighs 45g. Determine the moist unite weight, dry unit
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