The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively, Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10 kN/m³, the saturated unit weight (kN/m³) and the void ratio of the soil are с

The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively, Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10 kN/m³, the saturated unit weight (kN/m³) and the void ratio of the soil are с

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