An undisturbed sample of clay brought from the field was noted to have a volume of 18 cc and weight of 30.8 g. On oven drying, the weight of the sample was reduced to 20.5 g. The volume of dried sample as obtained by displacement of mercury was 12.5 cc. The specific gravity of the soil solids is

An undisturbed sample of clay brought from the field was noted to have a volume of 18 cc and weight of 30.8 g. On oven drying, the weight of the sample was reduced to 20.5 g. The volume of dried sample as obtained by displacement of mercury was 12.5 cc. The specific gravity of the soil solids is

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An undisturbed sample of clay brought from the field was noted to have a volume of 18 cc and
weight of 30.8 g. On oven drying, the weight of the sample was reduced to 20.5 g. The volume of
dried sample as obtained by displacement of mercury was 12.5 cc. The specific gravity of the soil
solids is

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