A fully saturated soil sample has a volume of 28 cc. The sample was dried in oven and the weight of the dry soil pat was found to be 48.76 g. Given G= 2.68. Determine void ratio in percent. a. 18.23 b. 53.6 c. 9.77 d. 20.0

A fully saturated soil sample has a volume of 28 cc. The sample was dried in oven and the weight of the dry soil pat was found to be 48.76 g. Given G= 2.68. Determine void ratio in percent. a. 18.23 b. 53.6 c. 9.77 d. 20.0

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Chapter11: Compressibility Of Soil

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A fully saturated soil sample has a volume of 28 cc. The sample was dried in oven and the weight of the dry soil pat was found to be 48.76 g. Given G= 2.68. Determine void ratio in percent.

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c. 9.77

d. 20.0

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