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The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends on

A

specific gravity

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water content

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C

unit weight of water

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all the above

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Solution

The correct option is D all the above
Zero air void density

$γ_{d} = \frac{G_{γ_{w}}}{1 + G w}$

Hence, the correct option is (d).

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