Problem V. The mass of a wet sample of soil and its container is 0.34 kg. The dry mass of the soll and its container is 0.32 kg. The mass of the container is 0.06 kg and its volume is 0.19 x 10m³. Determine the following. a. The bulk, dry, and saturated unit weights of the soil. b. The void ratio and the degree of saturation. c. How much air vold is in the soil? d. The weight of water required to saturate 1 m³ of this soil

Problem V. The mass of a wet sample of soil and its container is 0.34 kg. The dry mass of the soll and its container is 0.32 kg. The mass of the container is 0.06 kg and its volume is 0.19 x 10m³. Determine the following. a. The bulk, dry, and saturated unit weights of the soil. b. The void ratio and the degree of saturation. c. How much air vold is in the soil? d. The weight of water required to saturate 1 m³ of this soil

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