Standard Proctor test was conducted on a silty clay soil collected from a proposed construction site. The results are shown in the following table. mass of moist soil in the mold (g) trial no. moisture Dry density content (%) 1 1480 9.4 2 1570 12.4 3 1690 14 4 1700 15.5 1650 18.3 a. Determine the maximum dry density (kg/m3) of compaction and the optimum moisture content. Given: volume of mold: 943.3 cm3. b. What is the degree of saturation at optimum moisture content? Gs=2.75
Standard Proctor test was conducted on a silty clay soil collected from a proposed construction site. The results are shown in the following table. mass of moist soil in the mold (g) trial no. moisture Dry density content (%) 1 1480 9.4 2 1570 12.4 3 1690 14 4 1700 15.5 1650 18.3 a. Determine the maximum dry density (kg/m3) of compaction and the optimum moisture content. Given: volume of mold: 943.3 cm3. b. What is the degree of saturation at optimum moisture content? Gs=2.75
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