A sample of clay was coated with paraffin wax and its mass, including the mass of wax, was found to be 697.5g. The sample was immersed in water and the volume of the water displaced was found to be 355 mL. The mass of the sample without the wax was 690g and the water content of the representative specimen was 18%. If specific gravity of soil solids and the wax is 2.7 and 0.89 respectively, solve for the degree of saturation.
A sample of clay was coated with paraffin wax and its mass, including the mass of wax, was found to be 697.5g. The sample was immersed in water and the volume of the water displaced was found to be 355 mL. The mass of the sample without the wax was 690g and the water content of the representative specimen was 18%. If specific gravity of soil solids and the wax is 2.7 and 0.89 respectively, solve for the degree of saturation.
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A sample of clay was coated with paraffin wax and its mass, including the mass of wax, was found to be 697.5g. The sample was immersed in water and the volume of the water displaced was found to be 355 mL. The mass of the sample without the wax was 690g and the water content of the representative specimen was 18%. If specific gravity of soil solids and the wax is 2.7 and 0.89 respectively, solve for the degree of saturation.
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