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In a 200 gm wet soil sample, 100 gm constitute soil particles. What is the water content of the soil?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter5: Classification Of Soil

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Soil mechanics

In a 200 gm wet soil
sample, 100 gm
constitute soil
particles. What is the
water content of the
soil?
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