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A sample of silty clay was found by immersion in mercury to have a volume of 17.87 mm, while its mass at natural moisture content was 30 g and the particle specific gravity was 2.7. Calculate the void ratio, e, and degree of saturation, S, if, after oven-drying, the sample had a mass of 25.9 g.
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