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The moist unit weights and degrees of saturation of a soil are given in the table.

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Substitute for , for , and for S in Equation (1).

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Substitute for , for , and for S in Equation (1).

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Write in equation form.

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Solve Equation (2) and (3).

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Thus, the void ratio is .

Thus, the specific gravity of soil solids is .

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