A sand cone in place unit test was conducted on the field during the construction of the embanklment in CALAX. The following data were obtained in the field: Moisture content of soil from the test hole+ 12.8% ; Weight of sand to fill the funnel(cone) = 320g; Weight of weight soil from the test hole= 750g; Unit weight of sand= 15.4 kN/m3 and Weight of sand used to fill the test hole and thefunnel of sand-cone device=870 g. Compute for the dry unit weight of the compacted soil in kN/m3. a.17.80 b.18.74

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A sand cone in place unit test was conducted on the field during the construction of the embanklment in CALAX. The following data were obtained in the field: Moisture content of soil from the test hole+ 12.8% ; Weight of sand to fill the funnel(cone) = 320g; Weight of weight soil from the test hole= 750g; Unit weight of sand= 15.4 kN/m3 and Weight of sand used to fill the test hole and thefunnel of sand-cone device=870 g. Compute for the dry unit weight of the compacted soil in kN/m3.

a.17.80
b.18.74
c.20.08
d.21.14
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