A sample of sand above the water table was found to have a natural moisture content of 10% and a unit weight of 120 lb/ft^3. Laboratory tests on a dried sample indicated values of void ratio as 0.45 and 0.90, for the densest and loosest states respectively. Compute the (a) degree of saturation, and (b) relative density. Use GS=2.65.

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A sample of sand above the water table was found to have a natural
moisture content of 10% and a unit weight of 120 lb/ft^3. Laboratory tests on a dried
sample indicated values of void ratio as 0.45 and 0.90, for the densest and loosest
states respectively. Compute the (a) degree of saturation, and (b) relative density.
Use GS=2.65.

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