A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams.After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams.The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate theporosity in percent (%).Select one:a. 43.19b. 54.81C. 25.17d. 32.52A measure of density of a compacted fills as part of thespecification requirement was performed by digging ahole in the soil, weighing the extracted sil andmeasuring the volume of the hole. The soil (moist)weighed 770 grams. 420 g of the dried soil was pouredinto a vessel in a very loose state. Its volume wassubsequently determined to be 280 cm. The same 410grams of dried soil was then vibrated and tamped to avolume of 220 cm. If the specific gravity of the soilsample is 2.7, compute the void ratio of the soil in in-situstate.Select one:a. 0.59b. 0.68c. 0.36d. 0.47

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A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate the porosity in percent (%). Select one: a. 43.19 b. 54.81 C. 25.17 d. 32.52

A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After oven-drying, its mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.7. Calculate the porosity in percent (%). Select one: a. 43.19 b. 54.81 C. 25.17 d. 32.52

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