An oven-dried soil having a mass of 200 g is placed in a pycnometer which is then completely filled with water. The total mass of the pycnometer with water and soil inside is 1605g. The pycnometer filled with water alone has a mass of 1480 g. What is the specific gravity of the soil?

An oven-dried soil having a mass of 200 g is placed in a pycnometer which is then completely filled with water. The total mass of the pycnometer with water and soil inside is 1605g. The pycnometer filled with water alone has a mass of 1480 g. What is the specific gravity of the soil?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter4: Plasticity And Structure Of Soil

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An oven-dried soil having a mass of 200 g is placed in a pycnometer which is then
completely filled with water. The total mass of the pycnometer with water and soil inside
is 1605g. The pycnometer filled with water alone has a mass of 1480 g. What is the
specific gravity of the soil?

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