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Geological Engineering · Q67

Engineering Properties of Rocks and Soils

Engineering and GATE · Geological Engineering · question 67

Q67

The degree of saturation is defined as the ratio of:

A.
Water content to total volume
B.
Volume of water to volume of voids
C.
Volume of solids to total volume
D.
Volume of voids to total volume
E.
2

Solution

Answer: Option
Solution:
Degree of saturation = (Volume of water / Volume of voids) � 100%.It indicates how much of the soil's void space is filled with water.