A field compaction of the sandy loam was found to have a wet density of 2179 kg/m3 at a water content of 10 percent. The maximum dry density of the soil obtained in a standard proctor test was 2000 kg/m3. Assuming Gs = 2.7, compute: a) Dry unit weight of the in-situ soil b) Dry unit weight at zero air voids c) Degree of saturation of the in-situ soil d) Porosity e) Percent compaction on the field
A field compaction of the sandy loam was found to have a wet density of 2179 kg/m3 at a water content of 10 percent. The maximum dry density of the soil obtained in a standard proctor test was 2000 kg/m3. Assuming Gs = 2.7, compute: a) Dry unit weight of the in-situ soil b) Dry unit weight at zero air voids c) Degree of saturation of the in-situ soil d) Porosity e) Percent compaction on the field
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![A field compaction of the sandy loam was found to have a wet density of 2179
kg/m3 at a water content of 10 percent. The maximum dry density of the soil obtained in a
standard proctor test was 2000 kg/m3. Assuming Gs = 2.7, compute:
a) Dry unit weight of the in-situ soil
b) Dry unit weight at zero air voids
c) Degree of saturation of the in-situ soil
d) Porosity
e) Percent compaction on the field](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb0a0a403-68e0-4fcb-9343-ae199b7e66ac%2F9b4191f0-80b3-46e4-88fa-495290983fb3%2Fqtqkvlr_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A field compaction of the sandy loam was found to have a wet density of 2179
kg/m3 at a water content of 10 percent. The maximum dry density of the soil obtained in a
standard proctor test was 2000 kg/m3. Assuming Gs = 2.7, compute:
a) Dry unit weight of the in-situ soil
b) Dry unit weight at zero air voids
c) Degree of saturation of the in-situ soil
d) Porosity
e) Percent compaction on the field
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