The total volume and the total mass of a fully saturated soil specimen are 800 cm3 and 1432.8 g. respectively. As the specimen dries out completely its volume and mass become 563 cm3 and 996.4 g. respectively. Determine the shrinkage * Jimit of the soil 13% 16% 17% 24% 20% 28

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Weight-Volume relationships

Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained in a body. Weight can also be defined as the force acting on a body due to gravity. Mathematically, weight can be defined as-