ss = 643.9 kg gravity of soil solids = 2.68 ine: ure content. our answer to three significant figures.) |% E density. your answer to three significant figures kg/m³ ensity.

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A 0.400 m³ moist soil sample has the following:
Moist mass = 721.2 kg
Dry mass = 643.9 kg
Specific gravity of soil solids = 2.68
Determine:
a. Moisture content.
(Enter your answer to three significant figures.)
|%
b. Moist density.
|(Enter your answer to three significant figures.)
p=
c. Dry density.
| kg/m³
(Enter your answer to three significant figures.)
| kg/m³
Pa =|
d. Void ratio.
(Enter your answer to three significant figures.)
e =
e. Porosity.
(Enter your answer to three significant figures.)
n =
3.
Transcribed Image Text:A 0.400 m³ moist soil sample has the following: Moist mass = 721.2 kg Dry mass = 643.9 kg Specific gravity of soil solids = 2.68 Determine: a. Moisture content. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) |% b. Moist density. |(Enter your answer to three significant figures.) p= c. Dry density. | kg/m³ (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) | kg/m³ Pa =| d. Void ratio. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) e = e. Porosity. (Enter your answer to three significant figures.) n = 3.
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