Determine the void ratio and the porosity

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1.The arrival rate at a parking lot is 6 veh/ min. Vehicles start arriving at 6: 00 P. M., and when the queue reaches 36 vehicles, service begins. If company policy is that total vehicle delay should be equal to 500 veh-min, what is the departure rate?

2.A sample of undisturbed soil has a dry weight of 110 lb and volumen of 1 ft^3. If the specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.65, determine the void ratio and the porosity.

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