A 10,000 ft3 mass of saturated clay had a void ratio of 0.962 and a specific gravity of solids of 2.71. A fill was then placed over this clay, causing it to compress. This compression is called consolidation, a topic we will discuss in Chapters 11 and 12. During this process, some of the water was squeezed out of the voids. However, the volume of the solids remained unchanged. After the consolidation was complete, the void ratio had become 0.758.
a. Compute the initial and final moisture content of the clay.
b. Compute the new volume of the clay.
c. Compute the volume of water squeezed out of the clay.