A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry densityof soil isA. O 18.6 kN/m3B. O 20.0 kN/m3C. O 22.0 kN/m3D. O 23.2 kN/m3

Given data : Bulk density (γ)=22 KN/m3Water content (w)=10100=0.1

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A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is A. O 18.6 kN/m3 B. O 20.0 kN/m3 C. O 22.0 kN/m3 D. O 23.2 kN/m3