Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Find the zero-air void unit weight for a soil.
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A layered soil is shown below. Given:
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