3) A SAMPLE OF SAND HAS A RELATIVE DENSITY OF 40% N/A SOLID SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 2.65 THE MINIMUM VOID RATIO 1 0.45 AND THE MAX VOID RATIO 1 0.97. a.) DETERMINE THE VOID RATIO OF THE SAND AT RELATIVE DENSITY OF 40% L) DENSITY OF SAND IN SATURATED CONDITION IN PCF C) IF THE SAND IS COMPACTED TO A RELATIVE DENSITY OF 65%, WHAT WILL BE THE DECREASE IN THICKNESS OF A 4FT, THICK LAYER IN FEET
3) A SAMPLE OF SAND HAS A RELATIVE DENSITY OF 40% N/A SOLID SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 2.65 THE MINIMUM VOID RATIO 1 0.45 AND THE MAX VOID RATIO 1 0.97. a.) DETERMINE THE VOID RATIO OF THE SAND AT RELATIVE DENSITY OF 40% L) DENSITY OF SAND IN SATURATED CONDITION IN PCF C) IF THE SAND IS COMPACTED TO A RELATIVE DENSITY OF 65%, WHAT WILL BE THE DECREASE IN THICKNESS OF A 4FT, THICK LAYER IN FEET
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Transcribed Image Text:3.) A SAMPLE OF SAND HAS A RELATIVE DENSITY
OF 40% N/A SOLID SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 2.65
THE MINIMUM VOID RATIO 1 0.45 AND THE MAX
VOID RATIO K 0.97.
9) DETERMINE THE VOID RATIO OF THE SAND
AT RELATIVE DENSITY OF 40%
b.) DENSITY OF SAND IN SATURATED CONDITION
IN PCF
C) IF THE SAND IS COMPACTED TO A RELATIVE
DENSITY OF 65%, WHAT WILL BE THE
DECREASE IN THICKNESS OF A 4FT, THICK
LAYER IN FEET
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