Question: A 0 . 4 m 3 moist soil sample has the following. moist mass = 7 1 4 . 5 kg dry mass = 6

A 0.4 m3 moist soil sample has the following.
moist mass =714.5 kg
dry mass =620.5 kg
specific gravity of soil solids =2.68
Calculate the following.
(a)
moisture content (as a percentage)
15.15
%
(b)
moist density (in kg/m3)
1786.25
kg/m3
(c)
dry density (in kg/m3)
1551.25
kg/m3
(d)
void ratio
e =
(e)
porosity

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