Q3// A sandy soil road base was compacted in the field at a water content of 10% to achieve 90% compaction ratio. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.64 and its maximum and minimum dry densities are pdmax 1.98 g/cm³ and pdmin= 1.40 g/cm³. Determine. 1. Relative density of the compaction (Dr). 2. Field degree of saturation and air content. 3. The required degree of saturation to achieve 95% compaction ratio. 4. The highest po

Q3// A sandy soil road base was compacted in the field at a water content of 10% to achieve 90% compaction ratio. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.64 and its maximum and minimum dry densities are pdmax 1.98 g/cm³ and pdmin= 1.40 g/cm³. Determine. 1. Relative density of the compaction (Dr). 2. Field degree of saturation and air content. 3. The required degree of saturation to achieve 95% compaction ratio. 4. The highest po

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