Question: ) A gray silty clay is sampled from a depth of 1 2 . 5 ft . The moist soil was extruded from a 6

) A gray silty clay is sampled from a depth of 12.5 ft. The moist soil was extruded from a 6-in high brass liner with an inside diameter of 7.18 cm and weighed 823 g.(Problem 2.16)
a. Calculate the wet (total) unit weight in lb/ft3.
b. A small chunk of the original sample had a wet weight of 154.3 g and weighed 74.3 g after drying. Compute the water content.
c. Compute the dry density in kg/m3.

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