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Two soilsamples fully saturated were collected from the fieldfor testing in the lab, both having a natural void ratio of 0.6.The composition of the soil particles is as follows:

Sample1: Composed of ONLYquartz    [3]

Sample2: Composed of 65% quartz, 23% mica &12% ironoxide.                               

   [4] Theaverage value of specific gravity of soil particles is 2.65 forquartz, 3.0 for mica and

3.8 for iron oxide.Calculate the total unit weight of soilmass and specific gravity of soil particles forboth the above mentioned soilsamples.

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