What is the dry unit weight of a 500 cubic meter (cm³) soil sample with a water weight of 100 grams (g) and a solids weight of 900 g? Assume the specific gravity of the sample is 2.65.

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The dry unit weight of a 500 cm³ soil sample with a water weight of 100 g and a solids weight of 900 g is 1.8 g/cm³. Solution: Use the following equation to determine the dry unit weight, ?_d ?_d = weight of solids / total volume = Ws / VT given Ws = 900 g VT = 500 cm³ Therefore, ?_d = 900 / 500 cm³ = 1.8 g/cm³

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