A strata of clean, light-colored quartz sand located below the groundwater table has a moisture content of 25.6%. The minimum and maximum void ratios of this soil are 0.380 and 1.109, respectively. Select an appropriate value of G, for this soil, compute its relative density, and determine its consistency using Table 4.4. material for a highway construc
A strata of clean, light-colored quartz sand located below the groundwater table has a moisture content of 25.6%. The minimum and maximum void ratios of this soil are 0.380 and 1.109, respectively. Select an appropriate value of G, for this soil, compute its relative density, and determine its consistency using Table 4.4. material for a highway construc
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Transcribed Image Text:- A strata of clean, light-colored quartz sand located below the groundwater table has a
moisture content of 25.6%. The minimum and maximum void ratios of this soil are 0.380
and 1.109, respectively. Select an appropriate value of G, for this soil, compute its relative
density, and determine its consistency using Table 4.4.
material for a highway construct

Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 4.4 Consistency of Coarse-Grained Soils at Various Relative
Densities
Relative Density, D, (%)
0-15
15-35
35-65
65-85
85-100
Classification
Very loose
Loose
Medium denseb
Dense
Very dense
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