A soil layer with a moisture content of 10 percent and a unit weight of 16.5 KN per cubic meter has a decrease in volume by 10 percent after compaction. Find the dry specific weight of the soil.

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Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-