-9. A soil sample has a natural water content of 22.5% and it is known to have a specific gravity of 2.6. In order to determine the moist density of soil, a portion of soil weighing 224g is put in a 500 cm³ container. It is filled 382 cm³ of water to fill the container. a) Compute the void ratio of the soil (A. 0.82 B 0.68 D. 1.04 C. 0.89 b) C) Compute the porosity of the soil A B. 47.09% D. 50.98% 45.05% 40.48% Compute the degree of saturation of the soil (A. 71.34% B. 65.73% C. 86.03% D. 56.25%

-9. A soil sample has a natural water content of 22.5% and it is known to have a specific gravity of 2.6. In order to determine the moist density of soil, a portion of soil weighing 224g is put in a 500 cm³ container. It is filled 382 cm³ of water to fill the container. a) Compute the void ratio of the soil (A. 0.82 B 0.68 D. 1.04 C. 0.89 b) C) Compute the porosity of the soil A B. 47.09% D. 50.98% 45.05% 40.48% Compute the degree of saturation of the soil (A. 71.34% B. 65.73% C. 86.03% D. 56.25%

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-9. A soil sample has a natural water content of 22.5%
and it is known to have a specific gravity of 2.6. In
order to determine the moist density of soil, a portion
of soil weighing 224g is put in a 500 cm³ container.
It is filled 382 cm³ of water to fill the container.
a)
Compute the void ratio of the soil
(A. 0.82
B 0.68
D. 1.04
C. 0.89
b)
C)
Compute the porosity of the soil
A
B. 47.09%
D. 50.98%
45.05%
40.48%
Compute the degree of saturation of the soil
(A. 71.34%
B. 65.73%
C.
86.03%
D. 56.25%

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