A clay sample has a wet mass of 417 g and occupies a total volume of 276 cm3. When oven dried, the mass is 225 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, calculate the water content, void ratio, and degree of saturation.

A clay sample has a wet mass of 417 g and occupies a total volume of 276 cm3. When oven dried, the mass is 225 g. If the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.70, calculate the water content, void ratio, and degree of saturation.

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