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3. Knowing that some soil sample in your lab has a solids specific gravity of 2.50,...

3. Knowing that some soil sample in your lab has a solids specific gravity of 2.50, water content of 10%, and is 50% saturated, calculate the following: • total unit weight • dry unit weight • saturated unit weight • voids ratio • porosity

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