Question: A cylindrical clay specimen extruded from a compaction mold has a volume of 9 4 3 . 9 cm 3 and a mass of 1

A cylindrical clay specimen extruded from a compaction mold has a volume of 943.9 cm3
and a mass
of 1741.2 g. The moisture content of the specimen was 18.5%. The specific gravity of soil solids is
2.72. Find the following parameters for the compacted soil specimen.
a. Void Ratio
b. Degree of Saturation
c. Porosity

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