Question: A large soil sample obtained from a borrow pit has a wet mass of 2 6 . 5 0 kg . The in - placed

A large soil sample obtained from a borrow pit has a wet mass of 26.50 kg. The in-placed volume occupied by the sample is 0.013 m3. A small portion of the sample is used to determine the water content; the wet mass is 135g , and after drying in an oven, the mass is 117g. If the specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.70. What is the degree of saturation of the soil for in-place condition? (Formulae attached

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