It is decided to construct an artificial lake in the Bahr Al Najaf, for touristic and storage purposes of 5000 m³. The soil is generally sand with a specific gravity of 2.65, water table at about 2 meters below N.G.L and the soil is saturated up to surface level, with medium density with the degree of compaction of 60%. The maximum laboratory dry density is 19 kN/m³. Answer the following questions 1. Estimate the weight of the soil that will removing from location of the lake O a. 8571 Ib O b. 8751 ton c. 857100 Kg
It is decided to construct an artificial lake in the Bahr Al Najaf, for touristic and storage purposes of 5000 m³. The soil is generally sand with a specific gravity of 2.65, water table at about 2 meters below N.G.L and the soil is saturated up to surface level, with medium density with the degree of compaction of 60%. The maximum laboratory dry density is 19 kN/m³. Answer the following questions 1. Estimate the weight of the soil that will removing from location of the lake O a. 8571 Ib O b. 8751 ton c. 857100 Kg
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![It is decided to construct an artificial lake in
the Bahr Al Najaf, for touristic and storage
purposes of 5000 m³. The soil is generally
sand with a specific gravity of 2.65, water
table at about 2 meters below N.G.L and the
soil is saturated up to surface level, with
medium density with the degree of
compaction of 60%. The maximum
laboratory dry density is 19 kN/m³. Answer
the following questions
1. Estimate the weight of the soil that will
removing from location of the lake
O a. 8571 lb
O b. 8751 ton
О с. 85710О Кg.
o d. 8571 ton
O e. 8571000 Kg.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fba0b8d82-d3f0-420d-9ca2-45a9061dab8b%2F055b6729-47c6-4c93-acfa-1593575e0b85%2Fxri3jz_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:It is decided to construct an artificial lake in
the Bahr Al Najaf, for touristic and storage
purposes of 5000 m³. The soil is generally
sand with a specific gravity of 2.65, water
table at about 2 meters below N.G.L and the
soil is saturated up to surface level, with
medium density with the degree of
compaction of 60%. The maximum
laboratory dry density is 19 kN/m³. Answer
the following questions
1. Estimate the weight of the soil that will
removing from location of the lake
O a. 8571 lb
O b. 8751 ton
О с. 85710О Кg.
o d. 8571 ton
O e. 8571000 Kg.
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