GATE GG-1 · 2021 · GG - G1
Question 17: Engineering properties of rocks and soils
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Question 17
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The mass and volume of a fully dried soil sample are 220 gm and 1100 cm³, respectively. If the specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.5 and water density is 1 gm/cm³, the void ratio of the soil is ________. [round off to 2 decimal places]
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2021GG - G1
GATE GG-1 2021 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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