A proposed earth fill for a construction of a US highway requires 371,000 cubic feet of soil. The soil will be compacted to a void ratio of 0.75 when it will be placed on the fill. There are 5 borrow pits (see table below).Which barrow pit will have the highest volume of soil for the project and what is the volume in cubic meters?Which borrow pit will provide the least cost, and how much is it? Specific Gravity ofSoil SolidsCost per cubicmeter (US$)Borrow PitVoid RatioJ2.790.7710K2.770.896L2.750.9582.730.932.550.886

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A proposed earth fill for a construction of a US highway requires 371,000 cubic feet of soil. The soil will be compacted to a void ratio of 0.75 when it will be placed on the fill. There are 5 borrow pits (see table below).

Which barrow pit will have the highest volume of soil for the project and what is the volume in cubic meters?
Which borrow pit will provide the least cost, and how much is it?

Specific Gravity of
Soil Solids
Cost per cubic
meter (US$)
Borrow Pit
Void Ratio
J
2.79
0.77
10
K
2.77
0.89
6
L
2.75
0.95
8
2.73
0.93
2.55
0.88
6

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