The moist weight of 5.66 x 10^-3 m^3 of a soil is 102.3 x 10^-3 kN. The moisture content and the specific gravity of the solid soil are determined in laboratory to be 11% and 2.7, respectively. Calculate the following: i)Moisture unit weight (kN/m^3) ii)Dry unit weight (kN/m^3) iii)Void ratio iv)Porosity

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The moist weight of 5.66 x 10^-3 m^3 of a soil is 102.3 x 10^-3 kN. The moisture content and the specific gravity of the solid soil are determined in laboratory to be 11% and 2.7, respectively. Calculate the following:

i)Moisture unit weight (kN/m^3)
ii)Dry unit weight (kN/m^3)
iii)Void ratio
iv)Porosity
v)Degree of saturation
vi)Volume occupied by water (m^3)

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