1. Undisturbed soil sample was collected from the field in steel Shelby tubes for laboratoryevaluation. The tube sample has a diameter of 2.8 in., length of 22 in., and a moist weightaof 9.56 lb. If the oven-dried weight was 8.51 lb, and Gs = 2.69, calculate the following:a. Moist unit weightb. Field moisture contentc. Dry unit weightd. Void ratioe. Degree of saturation

Given data- Diameter of the sample d=2.8 inch, Length l=22 inch, Moist weight wm=9.56 lb, Dry weight…

1. Undisturbed soil sample was collected from the field in steel Shelby tubes for laboratory evaluation. The tube sample has a diameter of 2.8 in., length of 22 in., and a moist weight of 9.56 lb. If the oven-dried weight was 8.51 lb, and Gs = 2.69, calculate the following: a. Moist unit weight b. Field moisture content c. Dry unit weight d. Void ratio e. Degree of saturation

1. Undisturbed soil sample was collected from the field in steel Shelby tubes for laboratory evaluation. The tube sample has a diameter of 2.8 in., length of 22 in., and a moist weight of 9.56 lb. If the oven-dried weight was 8.51 lb, and Gs = 2.69, calculate the following: a. Moist unit weight b. Field moisture content c. Dry unit weight d. Void ratio e. Degree of saturation

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