GATE CE 1991 | Definitions and Properties of Soils Question 31 | Geotechnical Engineering

A saturated sand sample has dry unit weight of 18 $$kN/m^3$$ and a specific gravity of 2.65. If $$\gamma_w$$ = 10 $$kN/m^3$$, the water content of the soil is _____%.

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