The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10 kN/m³, the saturated unit weight (kN/m³) and the void ratio of the soil are

The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10 kN/m³, the saturated unit weight (kN/m³) and the void ratio of the soil are

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The water content of a saturated soil and the
specific gravity of soil solids were found to be
30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit
weight of water to be 10 kN/m³, the saturated
unit weight (kN/m³) and the void ratio of the soil
are

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