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saturated soil sample has a volume of 28 cc. The sample was dried in oven and the weight of the dry soil pat was found to be 48.76 g. Given G= 2.68. Determine the

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter5: Soil Compaction

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A fully saturated soil sample has a volume of 28 cc. The sample was dried in oven and the weight of the dry soil pat was found to be 48.76 g. Given G= 2.68. Determine the saturated unit weight of soil in kN/m3.

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