From a compaction test, if you are given. Water content (%) = 13.2 %3D Bulk unit weight (kN/m3) = 20.1 The dry unit weight (kN/m3) would be: O 1. 16.8 O 2. 19.9 O 3.15.8 O 4. 17.8 QUESTION 20 Some benefits of soil compaction: O 1.-Increased soil stability. O 2. -Reduction in frost damage. 3.-Reduction in soil swelling (expansion) and collapse (soil contraction). O 4. All the above.

From a compaction test, if you are given. Water content (%) = 13.2 %3D Bulk unit weight (kN/m3) = 20.1 The dry unit weight (kN/m3) would be: O 1. 16.8 O 2. 19.9 O 3.15.8 O 4. 17.8 QUESTION 20 Some benefits of soil compaction: O 1.-Increased soil stability. O 2. -Reduction in frost damage. 3.-Reduction in soil swelling (expansion) and collapse (soil contraction). O 4. All the above.

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