Question: ( 5 pts ) A natural soil sample has been taken from a proposed borrow pit. The volume of the hole from which the sample

(5 pts) A natural soil sample has been taken from a proposed borrow pit. The volume of the hole from which the sample was taken was 0.75 ft3. The total sample weighed 95 lb . and after drying weighed 85 lb . Draw the three-phase diagram with the five components: Va,Vw,Vs,Ww, and Ws . Determine 1) water content, 2) unit weight, 3) dry unit weight, and 4) the degree of saturation. Assume that the specific gravity of solids (Gs) is 2.65. Display at least 3 decimal places.
( 5 pts ) A natural soil sample has been taken

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