A laboratory proctor test was conducted and the following data were obtained for the 5 trial specimens of the compaction test: Trial # 1 2 3 4 5 Mass of compacted soil +mold Mass of mold Mold volume Msm (gram) (ft) Mm (gram) 3718.2 3802.1 3903.00 3920.80 3901.20 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1/30 1/30 1/30 1/30 1/30 Mass of compacted soil (gram) ? ? ? ? ? Wet unit weight Yet/3) ? ? ? ? ? Mass of wet Drying Can #soil +can Mcws (gram) 235.65 A B с D E 231.5 236.48 256.63 243.99 Moisture content determination Mass of dry Mass of soil +can Mcs water Mw (gram) (gram) 232 225 226 240 222 ? ? ? ? ? Mass of the Mass of the can Mc dry soil Ms (gram) (gram) ? 45.2 43.83 43.14 44.8 42.89 ? ? ? ? Moisture content w (%) ? ? ? ? ? Dry unit weight ye ? ? ? ? ? 1- Complete the missing data in the given table and upload both the completed table "as an attached image" and the compaction curve "as an attached image" (Dry unit weight in lb/ft3 on the vertical axis versus the water content on the horizontal axis) 2- The optimum moisture content is --% 3- The maximum dry unit weight is -- lb/ft³

A laboratory proctor test was conducted and the following data were obtained for the 5 trial specimens of the compaction test: Trial # 1 2 3 4 5 Mass of compacted soil +mold Mass of mold Mold volume Msm (gram) (ft) Mm (gram) 3718.2 3802.1 3903.00 3920.80 3901.20 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1/30 1/30 1/30 1/30 1/30 Mass of compacted soil (gram) ? ? ? ? ? Wet unit weight Yet/3) ? ? ? ? ? Mass of wet Drying Can #soil +can Mcws (gram) 235.65 A B с D E 231.5 236.48 256.63 243.99 Moisture content determination Mass of dry Mass of soil +can Mcs water Mw (gram) (gram) 232 225 226 240 222 ? ? ? ? ? Mass of the Mass of the can Mc dry soil Ms (gram) (gram) ? 45.2 43.83 43.14 44.8 42.89 ? ? ? ? Moisture content w (%) ? ? ? ? ? Dry unit weight ye ? ? ? ? ? 1- Complete the missing data in the given table and upload both the completed table "as an attached image" and the compaction curve "as an attached image" (Dry unit weight in lb/ft3 on the vertical axis versus the water content on the horizontal axis) 2- The optimum moisture content is --% 3- The maximum dry unit weight is -- lb/ft³

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter6: Soil Compaction

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