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The weight of a chunk of moist soil sample is 77.6 lb. The volume of the...

The weight of a chunk of moist soil sample is 77.6 lb.
The volume of the soil chunk measured before drying is 0.40 ft3.
After the sample is dried out in an oven, its weight is 68.8 lb.
The specific gravity of solids is 2.55.
Find the:

Water content.
Unit weight of moist soil.
Void ratio.
Porosity.
Degree of saturation

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