A soil sample has a mass of 1830 g. taken from the field having a volume of 1 x 103 m³. It has a specific gravity of 2.60 and a water content of 10%. Values of emax = 0.62 and emin = 0.43. a. Compute the dry unit weight b. Compute the void ratio. c. Compute the relative density.

A soil sample has a mass of 1830 g. taken from the field having a volume of 1 x 103 m³. It has a specific gravity of 2.60 and a water content of 10%. Values of emax = 0.62 and emin = 0.43. a. Compute the dry unit weight b. Compute the void ratio. c. Compute the relative density.

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A soil sample has a mass of 1830 g. taken from the field having a volume of 1 x 10³ m³. It has a specific
gravity of 2.60 and a water content of 10%. Values of emax = 0.62 and emin = 0.43.
a. Compute the dry unit weight
b. Compute the void ratio.
c. Compute the relative density.

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