Determine the degree of saturation in percentage in a bulk density determination procedure on a sample of clay with a mass of 683 gm which was coated with paraffin wax. The combined mass of clay and wax was 690.3g. The volume of clay and paraffin wax was found out to be 340 ml. The sample moisture content and specific gravity of soil solids are 16% and 2.73 respectively. Assume specific gravity of the wax as 0.89.

Determine the degree of saturation in percentage in a bulk density determination procedure on a sample of clay with a mass of 683 gm which was coated with paraffin wax. The combined mass of clay and wax was 690.3g. The volume of clay and paraffin wax was found out to be 340 ml. The sample moisture content and specific gravity of soil solids are 16% and 2.73 respectively. Assume specific gravity of the wax as 0.89.

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