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If the soil sample is having porosity 50% and degrees of saturation at 90% then its percentage air voids is : (a) 5% (b) 50% (c) 45% (d) 4.5%

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight-volume Relationships And Plasticity

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If the soil sample is having porosity 50% and
degrees of saturation at 90% then its
percentage air voids is :
(a) 5%
(b) 50%
(c) 45%
(d) 4.5%

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