The dry density of a soil is same as the unit weight of solids.

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• The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called
• The water content is the ratio of weight of water to the weight of solids.
• A line showing the dry density as a function of water content for soil containing no air voids, is called
• For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18% and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is
• The submerged or buoyant unit weight of soil is equal to the
• The unit weight of soil mass is expressed in
• The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends upon
• If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of soil solids, then the values of porosity and void ratio are respectively