The moist weight of 2.83 10-3 m3 of soil is 55.5 10-3 kN/m3. If the

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The moist weight of 2.83 × 10-3 m3 of soil is 55.5 × 10-3 kN/m3. If the moisture content is 14% and the specific gravity of soil solids is 2.71, determine the following:
a. Moist unit weight
b. Dry unit weight
c. Void ratio
d. Porosity
e. Degree of saturation
f. Volume occupied by water