The specific gravity of a soil is the ratio of unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of

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• 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 water content is the ratio of weight of water to the weight of solids.
• A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be
• The ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water is called
• The specific gravity of soil solids is determined by
• The dry density of a soil is same as the unit weight of solids.
• A dry soil sample weighing 100 g has volume of 60 ml and specific gravity 2.5. Its void ratio is
• If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of soil solids, then the values of porosity and void ratio are respectively
• A sample of clay and a sample of sand have the same specific gravity and void ratio. Their pemeabilities will differ because
• The water content ratio of a soil is defined as the ratio of the