Given: wet soil sample weight 45.6 lbs volume of soil before drying 0.40 cubic ft dry sample wt. 37.8 lbs specific gravity of solids 2.65 MUST include a Phase Diagram - draw & label. Find 1 2 3 345 water content unit weight of moist soil void ratio (hint, need Vw and Vs) porosity degree of saturation

Given: wet soil sample weight 45.6 lbs volume of soil before drying 0.40 cubic ft dry sample wt. 37.8 lbs specific gravity of solids 2.65 MUST include a Phase Diagram - draw & label. Find 1 2 3 345 water content unit weight of moist soil void ratio (hint, need Vw and Vs) porosity degree of saturation

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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