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 3 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
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 3 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
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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
a. 8751 ton
b. 857100 Kg.
О с. 8571 |Ь
d. 8571 ton
e. 8571000 Ко.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Faf001db5-bc95-4393-abc6-799fb466d810%2F9ac1300a-5269-45e7-8c3e-e215cf46f3af%2F2siujvj_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
a. 8751 ton
b. 857100 Kg.
О с. 8571 |Ь
d. 8571 ton
e. 8571000 Ко.
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