Question: Problem # 1 A soil sample has total wet mass of 2 2 . 5 1 0 - 3 k N and total volume of

Problem # 1
A soil sample has total wet mass of 22.510-3kN and total volume of 1.2010-3m3. If the volume of water is 0.2010-3m3 and the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.7, find the following:
a) Moist unit weight
b) Dry unit weight
c) Moisture content
d) Void Ratio
e) Degree of saturation
f) Mass of water in kg per 1m3 of the soil that should be added to have the soil fully saturated
Problem # 1 A soil sample has total wet mass of 2

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