A fully saturated soil sample has a diameter of 5cm and length of 10.2cm. the mass of the sample was 397g initially and after drying it reduced to 313g . specif gravity of soil is 2.7. find a) water content b)void ratio c) porosity

A fully saturated soil sample has a diameter of 5cm and length of 10.2cm. the mass of the sample was 397g initially and after drying it reduced to 313g . specif gravity of soil is 2.7. find a) water content b)void ratio c) porosity

Structural Analysis

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A fully saturated soil sample has a diameter of 5cm and length of 10.2cm. the mass of the sample was 397g initially and after drying it reduced to 313g . specif gravity of soil is 2.7.

find

a) water content

b)void ratio

c) porosity

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