For a moist soil sample the following are given: Total volume = 1.15 m3 Total mass...

For a moist soil sample the following are given: Total volume = 1.15 m3 Total mass = 2300 kg Moisture content = 7.4 % Gs = 2.69 Determine the following: 1. Moist unit weight (γwet) 2. Dry unit weight (γd) 3. Void ratio (e) and Porosity (n) 4. Degree of saturation (Sr) 5. Volume of water in the soil sample

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