A clayey soil has a moisture content of 18%, a specific gravity of soil solids of 2.74, and a degree of saturation of 65%. The soil soaks up water during a rain event, and the degree of saturation increases to 85.2%. The change of the volume during the soaking is negligible. The new moisture content (in %) of the soil will be ____________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

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Geotechnical Engineering - Soil Properties has appeared in GATE Civil Engineering 7 times across 6 years (2019, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026, ...).

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