Calculate air-dry moisture content

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The weight of a sample of coarse aggregate was measured under various conditions with the following results:

oven-dry weight in air 1076.3 g

air-dry weight in air 1083.3 g

saturated-surface-dry weight in air 1089.2 g

weight of saturated sample in water 681.5 g

calculate

a) air-dry moisture content

b) absorption capacity

c) effective absorption

d) bulk specific gravity

e) saturated surface-dry bulk specific gravity

Reference no: EM13555138

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