A soil sample has a wet unit weight of 96 lbft3 amoisture

Question

1. A soil sample has a wet unit weight of 96 lb/ft^3, amoisture content of 17% and a degree of saturation of 60%. Findthe:

(A) Void Ratio,

(B) Specific gravity,

(C) Saturated unitweight.

2. A soil sample has the following data:

Specific gravity = 2.74, Wet unit weight = 123 lb/ft^3,Moisture content = 16.6%.

Determine:

(A) Dry unit weight,

(B) Void ratio,

(C) Porosity,

(D) Degree of saturation.