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The weight of solids is represented as _______

(a) Wd

(b) WW

(c) Wa

(d) W

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This intriguing question originated from Soil as Three Phase System in chapter Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right answer is (a) Wd

Explanation: The weights of Water, air and total weight are represented as WW, Wa and W. The weight of solids is represented as Wd or WS in the phase diagram.

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