Q4-B: A natural soil deposit has a water content of 6% and bulk density of 1.7g/cm³. If Gs-2.67, calculate the followings: 1-Amount of water required to be added to one cubic meter of soil to rise the water content to 18% 2-The value of degree of saturation if the void ratio remains constant.

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Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-