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If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is

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Jaswant Negi
Jaswant Negi 7 years ago
Great job bro
Muhammad Saqib
Muhammad Saqib 7 years ago
Thanks Gourab
Gourab Karmakar
Gourab Karmakar 7 years ago
Se=wG
Given, soil is fully saturated so S=1
And water content is 100% so w=1
Now, e=G
e=voids ratio
G=specific gravity of soil solids
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