Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337630931
Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher: Cengage,
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6.8 A standard Proctor test was conducted on a silty clay soil collected from a
proposed construction site. The results are shown in the following table.
(u2)
Mass of moist soil
in the mold (g)
Moisture 0.S
content (%)
Trial no.
II
1
1689
12.7
2
1752
15.0 ETS
08.0
VI
3
1800
17.8
onimetsh
TS
4
1845
20.6
5
23.8
A0 1844
adT CLD
a. Determine the maximum dry density (kg/m³) of compaction and the op-
timum moisture content. Given: Mold volume = 943.3 cm³.
D. If specification calls for 99% relative compaction in the field, what would
be the field dry density and the of acceptable moisture content?
onstruction site in Problem 6.8. As part of a
a sand cone
range
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Transcribed Image Text:6.8 A standard Proctor test was conducted on a silty clay soil collected from a proposed construction site. The results are shown in the following table. (u2) Mass of moist soil in the mold (g) Moisture 0.S content (%) Trial no. II 1 1689 12.7 2 1752 15.0 ETS 08.0 VI 3 1800 17.8 onimetsh TS 4 1845 20.6 5 23.8 A0 1844 adT CLD a. Determine the maximum dry density (kg/m³) of compaction and the op- timum moisture content. Given: Mold volume = 943.3 cm³. D. If specification calls for 99% relative compaction in the field, what would be the field dry density and the of acceptable moisture content? onstruction site in Problem 6.8. As part of a a sand cone range
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