Structural Analysis
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The volume if the soil sample measured before
drying is 11 cu.cm. The wet weight of soil is 207 g
and the dried wet of the soil sample is 163 g. If the
sp.gr. of soil is 2.69, determine the following:
a) Void ratio
b) Degree of saturation
c) Dry unit weight a zero air voids
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