Question

At a borrow site, sandy soil was excavated. The soil had a total unit weight (γt) of 124.3 pcf, a water content (ω) of 12.3%, and a specific gravity (GS) of 2.66. The soil was then dried, the maximum and minimum void ratio tests were performed, and eMAX = 0.564 and eMIN = 0.497 were obtained. Determine the relative density of the soil at the borrow site. Assume a volume of solids of 1 ft3.

Answer 1

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