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The moist unit weight of a soil is 16.5 KN/cu.m. If the water content is 15% and sp.gr. of soil is 2.7, determine the following: a) Dry unit weight b) Porosity c) Degree of saturation

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The moist unit weight of a soil is 16.5 KN/cu.m. If the
water content is 15% and sp.gr. of soil is 2.7,
determine the following:
a) Dry unit weight
b) Porosity
c) Degree of saturation
d) Mass of water in kg/cu.m to be added to
reach full saturation

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