A container with saturated soil has a mass of 154 g. After being dried, it weighs 142 g. The soil has a specific gravity of 2.70. The container alone weighs 91 g. Determine the moisture content, void ratio and porosity of the given soil.

A container with saturated soil has a mass of 154 g. After being dried, it weighs 142 g. The soil has a specific gravity of 2.70. The container alone weighs 91 g. Determine the moisture content, void ratio and porosity of the given soil.

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A container with saturated soil has a mass of 154 g. After being dried, it weighs 142 g. The
soil has a specific gravity of 2.70. The container alone weighs 91 g. Determine the moisture
content, void ratio and porosity of the given soil.

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