A 0.082-m3 sample of soil weighs 1.445 kN. When it is dried out in an oven, it weighs 1.301 kN. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.65. Find the water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and wet and dry unit weights.

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A 0.082-m3
sample of soil weighs 1.445 kN. When it is dried out in an oven, it
weighs 1.301 kN. The specific gravity of solids is found to be 2.65. Find the water
content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and wet and dry unit weights.

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