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A soil sample has a unit weight of 1.9 g/cc and w=12%. If Gs of solids is 2.65, determine the volume of water in cm3. a.0.377 b. 0.212 c. 0.12 d. 0.092

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter2: Soil Deposits-origin, Grain-size, And Shape

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.4P: For a soil, given: D10 = 0.08 mm D30 = 0.22 mm D60 = 0.41 mm Calculate the uniformity coefficient...

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A soil sample has a unit weight of 1.9 g/cc and w=12%. If Gs of solids is 2.65, determine the volume of water in cm3.

a.0.377

b.
0.212

c.
0.12

d.
0.092

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