In a standard proctor test, 1.8 kg of moist soil was filling the mould (volume = 0.944 cc) after compaction. A soil sample weighing 23 g was taken from the mould and oven dried for 24 hours at a temperature of 110 °C. Weight of the dry sample was found to be 20 g. Specific gravity of soil solids is G = 2.7. The theoretical maximum value of the dry unit weight of the soil at that water content is equal to

In a standard proctor test, 1.8 kg of moist soil was filling the mould (volume = 0.944 cc) after compaction. A soil sample weighing 23 g was taken from the mould and oven dried for 24 hours at a temperature of 110 °C. Weight of the dry sample was found to be 20 g. Specific gravity of soil solids is G = 2.7. The theoretical maximum value of the dry unit weight of the soil at that water content is equal to

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