The submerged density of a soil is the ratio of -

Dnyan Deshmukh

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The submerged density of a soil is the ratio of -

(a) Weight of soil in water to its volume

(b) Weight of soil minus weight of equivalent water to volume of soil

(c) Weight of soil less weight of water in voids to the volume of the solids plus voids in the soil

(d) Unit weight of saturated soil.

The correct Answer Is
(c) Weight of soil less weight of water in voids to the volume of the solids plus voids in the soil