Question 3 A soil weighs 1089 kg/m³ loose, 1383 kg/m³, in place, and 1633 kg/m³ compacted. Find the swell and shrinkage of this soil.
Question 3 A soil weighs 1089 kg/m³ loose, 1383 kg/m³, in place, and 1633 kg/m³ compacted. Find the swell and shrinkage of this soil.
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soil's swell is 30% and its angle of repose is 35⁰
Question 3
d by the excavation of 382 BCM of clay. The
A soil weighs 1089 kg/m³ loose, 1383 kg/m³, in place, and 1633 kg/m³ compacted. Find the
swell and shrinkage of this soil.
Question 4
Observations indicate that an excavator carries an average bucket load of 2.3 LCM per
cycle. The soils load factor is 0.80. Cycle time averages .35 minutes. Job conditions are
rated fair and management conditions are rated as good. Estimate the hourly excavator
production in bank measure.
Question 5
A ditch having a cross sectional area of 4.6 m2 is being excavated in common earth. Th
soils angle of repose is 35º and its swell is 25%. Find the height and base width of a
triangular spoil bank that will result from the excavation if its length is 100 m.
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