What is the degree of saturation of a 600 cubic centimeter (cm³) soil sample given the following values from its three-phase diagram?
Volume of air: 100 cm³
Volume of solids: 320 cm³

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What is the degree of saturation of a 600 cubic centimeter (cm³) soil sample given the following values from its three-phase diagram? Volume of air: 100 cm³ Volume of solids: 320 cm³

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The degree of saturation of a 600 cm³ soil sample with the given volumetric values is 64.3%. Solution: Use the following equation to determine the degree of saturation, S S = (volume of water ) / (volume of voids) = V_w / V_v given V_v = (total volume) - (volume of solids) V_v = 600 - 320 = 280 cm³ and V_w = V_t - V_v - V_s V_w = 600 - 100 - 320 = 180 cm³ Therefore S V_w / V_v = (180 cm³ /280 cm³) x 100 = 64.3%

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