The dry weight of a soil sample in 90 lbs. The weight of water is 20 lbs. The total volume= 0.8 ft3. The specific gravit

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The dry weight of a soil sample in 90 lbs. The weight of water is 20 lbs. The total volume= 0.8 ft3. The specific gravit

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The dry weight of a soil sample in 90 lbs. The weight of
water is 20 lbs. The total volume= 0.8 ft3. The specific gravity is
2.7. Find:
a. The volume of water (round to 3 sig figs) = ___
ft3
b. The volume of solids ft3 (round
to 3 sig figs) = ___ ft3
c. The dry unit weight (round to
0.1 pc) = ___ ft3
d. The bulk unit weight (round to
0.1 pcf) = ___ pcf
e. The water content (round to
0.1%) = ___ %
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