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Theweight of a chunk of moist soil sample is 77.6 lb.
Thevolume of the soil chunk measured before drying is 0.40 ft3.
Afterthe sample is dried out in an oven, its weight is 68.8 lb.
Thespecific gravity of solids is 2.55.
Findthe:

Watercontent.
Unitweight of moist soil.
Voidratio.
Porosity.
Degreeof saturation

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