A soil excavated from a borrow pit has an in-situ dry unit weight of 18.59 kN/m3. In the laboratory, the values of dry maximum and minimum unit weights are 20.60 kN/m3 and 14.13KN/ m3, respectively. The values for minimum and maximum void ratios are 0.28 and 0.92, respectively. Determine the following: a. Relative density of the soil sample b. In-situ void ratio

A soil excavated from a borrow pit has an in-situ dry unit weight of 18.59 kN/m3. In the laboratory, the values of dry maximum and minimum unit weights are 20.60 kN/m3 and 14.13KN/ m3, respectively. The values for minimum and maximum void ratios are 0.28 and 0.92, respectively. Determine the following: a. Relative density of the soil sample b. In-situ void ratio

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