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If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is:

a) less than specific gravity of soilb) equal to specific gravity of soilc) greater than specific gravity of soild) independent of specific gravity of soil

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Question added by Mohamed Galal Hussein Ahmed Mohamed , Technical Mnager , Fast Building Contracting Co.
Date Posted: 2015/02/26
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G = ys/yw = (Ws/Vs)/(Ww/Vw) -------------------------- (1)

e = Vv/Vs

substituting Vs value in (1)

we get 

Ww/Vw x G = eWs/Vv

or Ww/Ws x G = eS

or 

eS/G =1

S =1

therefore e = G

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