Question: 3 . 1 5 It is required to determine the water content of a wet sample of silty sand weighing 4 0 0 g .

3.15 It is required to determine the water content of a wet sample of silty sand weighing 400 g .
This mass of soil was placed in a pycnometer and water filled to the top of the conical cup
and weighed (M3). Its mass was found to be 2350 g . The pycnometer was next filled with
clean water and weighed and its mass was found to be 2200g(M4). Assuming Gs=2.67,
determine the water content of the soil sample.
3 . 1 5 It is required to determine the water

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