Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Find the relative compaction in the field.
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The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of a sand were determined in the laboratory to be 17.5 kN/m3 and 14.8 kN/m3 respectively. What would be the relative compaction in the field if the relative density is 80%?
8. The max and min dry unit weights of the sand were determined in the laboratory to be 16.5 kN/m3 and 14.6 kN/m3 respectively. The relative density of compaction in the field of the same sand is 70%.
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