Figure 2 shows the dry density versus water content relationship for a fine-grained soil compacted using two different levels of energy. Three points are identified on these compaction curves and labeled as A, B and C. Compare the relative saturated shear strength of soil specimens A and C?
Figure 2 shows the dry density versus water content relationship for a fine-grained soil compacted using two different levels of energy. Three points are identified on these compaction curves and labeled as A, B and C. Compare the relative saturated shear strength of soil specimens A and C?
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Figure 2 shows the dry density versus water content relationship for a fine-grained soil
compacted using two different levels of energy. Three points are identified on these
compaction curves and labeled as A, B and C.
Compare the relative saturated shear strength of soil specimens A and C?
Transcribed Image Text:High compactive
effort
C
Low
compactive
|effort
Water content, w
Figure 2. Dry density versus water content relationship
Dry density, Pa
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