48. Fór čóištructiing an éimbankiment, the sõil is šõil iš transported from a borrow area using a truck which can carry 75 kN of soil at a time. The details of soil are given below Property Borrow area Truck Embankment (loose) 12 (compacted) 18 (kN/m) w.c (%) 16 15 The aher of tuualk 1ee de of coil mirad to

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48. For constructing an embankment, the soil is
transported from a borrow area using a truck
which can carry 75 kN of soil at a time. The
details of soil are given below
Property
Borrow area
Truck
Embankment
(loose)
(compacted)
Y (kN/m)
w.c (%)
16
12
18
15
The number of truck loads of soil required to
obtain 100 m of compacted earth fill is
(Rounded off to the nearest
integer value)
Transcribed Image Text:48. For constructing an embankment, the soil is transported from a borrow area using a truck which can carry 75 kN of soil at a time. The details of soil are given below Property Borrow area Truck Embankment (loose) (compacted) Y (kN/m) w.c (%) 16 12 18 15 The number of truck loads of soil required to obtain 100 m of compacted earth fill is (Rounded off to the nearest integer value)
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