A large soil sample obtained from a borrow pit has a wet mass of 26.50 kg. The in-place volume occupied by the sample is 0.013 m³.A small portion of the sample is used to determine the water content, the wet mass is 135 g and after drying in the oven, the mass is 117 g. A. Determine the soil water content. B. Determine the soil wet density for conditions at the borrow pit. C. Determine the soil dry density for conditions at the

A large soil sample obtained from a borrow pit has a wet mass of 26.50 kg. The in-place volume occupied by the sample is 0.013 m³.A small portion of the sample is used to determine the water content, the wet mass is 135 g and after drying in the oven, the mass is 117 g. A. Determine the soil water content. B. Determine the soil wet density for conditions at the borrow pit. C. Determine the soil dry density for conditions at the

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