A large soil sample obtained from a test pit has a wet mass of 29.25 kg. The in-place volume occupied by the sample is 0.015 m³. A small portion of the sample is used to determine the water content; the wet mass is 137.0g, and after drying in an oven, the mass is 118.0 g. Find: a) the soils water content b) the soil’s wet and dry density for conditions at the test p
A large soil sample obtained from a test pit has a wet mass of 29.25 kg. The in-place volume occupied by the sample is 0.015 m³. A small portion of the sample is used to determine the water content; the wet mass is 137.0g, and after drying in an oven, the mass is 118.0 g. Find: a) the soils water content b) the soil’s wet and dry density for conditions at the test p
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A large soil sample obtained from a test pit has a wet mass of 29.25 kg. The in-place
volume occupied by the sample is 0.015 m³. A small portion of the sample is used to
determine the water content; the wet mass is 137.0g, and after drying in an oven, the mass
is 118.0 g.
Find: a) the soils water content
b) the soil’s wet and dry density for conditions at the test p
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