2- The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10kN/m3, Find the saturated unit weight (kN/m³).

2- The water content of a saturated soil and the specific gravity of soil solids were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of water to be 10kN/m3, Find the saturated unit weight (kN/m³).

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were found to be 30% and 2.70, respectively. Assuming the unit weight of
water to be 10kN/m3, Find the saturated unit weight (kN/m³).
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