Practice Question: Determine the Void Ratio of a Saturated Soil Sample

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Solution

Answer: B) 0.68

The relationship between water, degree of saturation, void ratio, and specific gravity is as follows:

\[w= \frac{S×e}{SG}\]
For saturated soil samples, the Degree of saturation S is 1.0.

\[0.25= \frac{1.0 × e}{2.7}\]
\[e=0.68\]
 

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