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13. A contractor needs 375 m³ of aggregate base for a highway construction project. It will be compacted
to a dry unit weight of 18.9 kN/m³. This material is available in a stockpile at a local material supply yard
at a water content of 7.75%, but is sold by the metric ton and not by cubic meters (ton 3 1000kg).
a. How many tons of aggregate should the contractor purchase? Round your answer to the
nearest whole number.
b. A few weeks later, an intense rainstorm increased the water content of the stockpile to 14%. If
the contractor orders the same quantity for an identical section of the highway, how many cubic meters.
of compacted aggregate base will he produce?
Transcribed Image Text:13. A contractor needs 375 m³ of aggregate base for a highway construction project. It will be compacted to a dry unit weight of 18.9 kN/m³. This material is available in a stockpile at a local material supply yard at a water content of 7.75%, but is sold by the metric ton and not by cubic meters (ton 3 1000kg). a. How many tons of aggregate should the contractor purchase? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. b. A few weeks later, an intense rainstorm increased the water content of the stockpile to 14%. If the contractor orders the same quantity for an identical section of the highway, how many cubic meters. of compacted aggregate base will he produce?
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