A dry soil is mixed with 30% by mass with water and compacted. Volume of wet soil is 0.00144 cu.m. and has a mass of 2.5 kg. If the specific gravity of soil is 2.70. a) Compute the dry density b) Compute the void ratio c) Compute the degree of saturation

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