What is the degree of saturation


Problem:

A soil with Gs=2.68 is compacted to a dry unit weight of 14.5 kN/m3 with a water content (w) of 14%

Required:

Question 1: What is the degree of saturation (S)?

Question 2: What is the total unit weight?

Question 3: If water is added to the soil to bring its saturation to 85%, what is the dry unit weight and total unit weight of the soil?

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