The oven dry mass of a sample of clay was 11.26 g. The volume of the dry sample was determined by immersing it in mercury and the mass of the displaced liquid was 80.29 g. Determine the shrinkage limit, SL, of the clay assuming GS = 2.70.

The oven dry mass of a sample of clay was 11.26 g. The volume of the dry sample was determined by immersing it in mercury and the mass of the displaced liquid was 80.29 g. Determine the shrinkage limit, SL, of the clay assuming GS = 2.70.

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