A soil has a natural water content of 10%, specific gravity of 2.65, and porosity of...

A soil has a natural water content of 10%, specific gravity of 2.65, and porosity of 0.45.

a) Find the dry unit weight and degree of saturation.

b) If the optimum water content for the soil from a standard proctor was 20%, how much water would have to be added to 1m^3 of the soil to increase the water content to an optimum level?

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