A sample of moist soil having a wet weight of 1500 g and volume of 1000 cm³ was oven dried and found to have a dry mass of 1150 g. Determine the soil: dry bulk density, porosity, and volumetric water content. Assume a soil density of P₁ = 2.65 g/cm³.

A sample of moist soil having a wet weight of 1500 g and volume of 1000 cm³ was oven dried and found to have a dry mass of 1150 g. Determine the soil: dry bulk density, porosity, and volumetric water content. Assume a soil density of P₁ = 2.65 g/cm³.

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A sample of moist soil having a wet weight of 1500 g and volume of 1000 cm³
was oven dried and found to have a dry mass of 1150 g. Determine the soil: dry
bulk density, porosity, and volumetric water content. Assume a soil density of
Ps=
2.65 g/cm³.

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