Question: A soil sample was found to a have pore water weighing 2 . 2 kN and a dry weight of soil solids equal to 1

A soil sample was found to a have pore water weighing 2.2 kN and a dry
weight of soil solids equal to 19 kN. The volume of the solids alone, after
removing the water in an oven, was found to be 0.6 m3 and the total volume as
found in the field was equal to 1.0 m3. Draw a block diagram to represent the
information and find:
(a) the water content
(b) the volume occupied by the pore water
(c) the volume occupied by the air voids
(d) the porosity
(e) the bulk unit weight
(f) the degree of saturation

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