Borrow pit Void ratio Cost ($/m³) A 0.82 9 В 0.91 7 C 0.95 8 D 0.75 11

Q: 6.6 The in situ moist unit weight of a soil is 17.3 kN/m³ and the moisture content is 16%. The…

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Q: For the proposed fill shown in Figure 11.29, assume the ultimate consolidation settlement is 1.6 ft.…

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Q: I just need help with parts d and e, thanks!

A: d) Tha maximum dry unit weight=      18.38 KN/m3   Optimum water content= 11.5 % e) Degree of…

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Q: 4.16 Plot the particle size distribution curve for each of the three soils the data for which are…

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Q: An airport runway fill needs 600,000 m³ of soil compacted to a void ratio of 0.75. There are two…

A: For an airport runway,Volume of fill needed =600,000 m3Void rato,e=0.75To check correct option

Q: 19. The following results were obtained from sieve analyses of two soils: Sieve no. Soil A Opening…

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Q: A soil sample taken from a borrow pit has a natural void ratio of 1.15. The soil will be used for a…

A: According to given data  A soil sample taken from a borrow pit has a natural void ratio of 1.15. The…

Q: 13. An earth dam requires one million cubic meter of soil compacted to a void ratio of 0.8. In the…

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Q: A proctor compaction test in the laboratory on a borrow pit soil gives maximum unit weight of 19…

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Q: Why will bulk density vary between soils but it is valid to use a constant value for particle…

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Q: A synthetic soil is made by mixing: 400 plastic spheres with Gs = 0.8 and diameter = 5mm, and 250…

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Q: The following property is used to investigate the quality of compaction.

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Q: QUESTION 1: PHASE RELATIONS a. The bulk unit weight and water content of a soil at a borrow pit are…

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Q: An embankment with a cross-section shown in Fig.2 is to be constructed, where the length of the…

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Q: A cohesive soil is subjected to dynamic compaction. If a 10 metric ton weight is dropped 10 meters…

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Q: A proposed embankment fill requires 5000 m² of compacted soil. The specification requires dry unit…

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Q: Water content (%) Dry unit weight (kN/m³) 4.2 16.9 5.1 18.1 7.8 19.6 9.2 19.5 12 18.5

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Q: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING: The Undisturbed soil at a given borrow pit is found to have the following…

A: a) For saturation , S=100%   Given e=0.6 & G=2.7So , w=seG=100x0.62.7       w=22.22 % b)…

Pricing Excavation and Backfill

Backfill, in construction, is the activity of returning the soil and gravel that are removed during building construction or using them again to toughen and support the foundation of the building or any other structural component.