Determine the porosity of the Soil SOLVE EACH PROBLEMSCOMPLETELY. USE FOUR DECIMALPLACES IN YOUR FINAL ANSWER ANDINCLUDE THE NECESSARY UNITS.UPLOAD ALL SOLUTIONS IN GOOGLECLASSROOM. FOR THEIDENTIFICATION PART, USE CAPITALLETTERS ONLY WHEN ANSWERINGSITUATION 1. A CLAY SAMPLE HASUNIT WEIGH OF 20.06KN/m3 WITHMOISTURE CONTENT OF 8.2%. THESATURATED UNIT WEIGHT OF THESAMPLE IS 21.58kN/m3.1. DETERMINE THE POROSITY OF THESOIL *

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Determine the porosity of the Soil

SOLVE EACH PROBLEMS
COMPLETELY. USE FOUR DECIMAL
PLACES IN YOUR FINAL ANSWER AND
INCLUDE THE NECESSARY UNITS.
UPLOAD ALL SOLUTIONS IN GOOGLE
CLASSROOM. FOR THE
IDENTIFICATION PART, USE CAPITAL
LETTERS ONLY WHEN ANSWERING
SITUATION 1. A CLAY SAMPLE HAS
UNIT WEIGH OF 20.06KN/m3 WITH
MOISTURE CONTENT OF 8.2%. THE
SATURATED UNIT WEIGHT OF THE
SAMPLE IS 21.58kN/m3.
1. DETERMINE THE POROSITY OF THE
SOIL *

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