The net weight of a soil specimen before drying is 207 gr. And its dried weight after drying in an oven is 163 gr. The volume of the specimen before drying is 120 cu.cm. Sp.gr. of soil sample is 2.62. a) Compute the moisture content of the soil b) Compute the void ratio c) Compute the degree of saturation

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