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Transcribed Image Text:Three samples of aggregates were taken weighed in moist and
dry condition.
Moist
Dry
Unit
Unit Absorption Volume
Aggregate
Wt.
Wt.
(%)
(m³)
(kN/m) (kN/m³)
Sample 1 23.425 20.018
5.14
0.366
Sample 2 22.7
18.757
3.87
0.695
Sample 3 20.292 18.387
2.62
0.237
Where;
Unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m3
Determine the average free moisture content of the three
samples.
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