A compacted cylindrical specimen of 50 mm diameter and 100 mm long is to be prepared from dry soil. If the specimen is required to have a water content of 15% and the percentage of air void is 20%, calculate the weight of soil and water required in the preparation of the soil whose specific gravity is 2.69.

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Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-