The soil used in constructing an embankment is obtained from a bor is 1.02. The soil at the embankment is required to be compacted to a void ratio of 0.72. If the finished volume of the embankment is 90,000 m', what would be the volume of the soil excavated al the borrow area? (7marks)

The soil used in constructing an embankment is obtained from a bor is 1.02. The soil at the embankment is required to be compacted to a void ratio of 0.72. If the finished volume of the embankment is 90,000 m', what would be the volume of the soil excavated al the borrow area? (7marks)

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The soil used in constructing an embankment is obtained from a borrow area where the in situ void ratio
is 1.02. The soil at the embankment is required to be compacted to a void ratio of 0.72. If the finished
volume of the embankment is 90,000 m', what would be the volume of the soil excavated al the borrow
area? (7marks)
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