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- Calculate the bulk density of a soil using the following values; a. Weight of fresh clod= 35 g b. Weight of paraffin clod= 38 g c. Weight of paraffin clod in water= 16 g d. Moisture content of the clod= 12%The weight of a chunk of moist soil is 208 g and the volume of the sil chunkmeasured before drying is 120 cubic cm. After being dried out in the oven, the weight of the dry soil is 170 grams. Use Gs=2.65a. Compute the water content of the soil.b. Compute the void ratio.c. Compute the degree of saturation.Compute the total unit weight, dry unit weight, water content, and saturated unit weight of the soil sample below. Volume Weight Air Va Vv Vw Wa watef ww V Vs solids Ws Given: e = 0.8 s = 0.9 Gs = 2.68
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