4. A soil having a specific gravity of 2.70 is to be transported from a borrow pit site where the moist unit weight is 17.4 kN/m³ with water content of 15.8%. a. If an embankment requires a dry unit weight of 18.2 kN/m3 with the same water content, determine the volume needed from the borrow pit to produce 2000 m3 of compacted fill. Determine the void ratio and degree of saturation of the material for the embankment. c. If a truck can carry 20 tons in a given trip, how many trips are required to transport the soil to the project site. b.

4. A soil having a specific gravity of 2.70 is to be transported from a borrow pit site where the moist unit weight is 17.4 kN/m³ with water content of 15.8%. a. If an embankment requires a dry unit weight of 18.2 kN/m3 with the same water content, determine the volume needed from the borrow pit to produce 2000 m3 of compacted fill. Determine the void ratio and degree of saturation of the material for the embankment. c. If a truck can carry 20 tons in a given trip, how many trips are required to transport the soil to the project site. b.

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil

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