Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
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Find the moist unit weight of the soil.
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For a given sandy soil, the maximum and minimum dry unit weights are 16.56 kN/m3, and 14.09 kN/m3, respectively. Given that Gs = 2.63, determine the moist unit weight of this soil when the relative density is 62.94% and the moisture content is 10.68%. Round off to two decimal places.
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