See table below:Determine the maximum dry unit weight of the soil (Ans: 19.8 kN/ )Determine the optimum moisture content (Ans: 11%)Determine the degree of saturation at the optimum moisture content Gs = 2.60 (Ans: 99.30%) 5.Problem:Water ContentObservationWt. of wet Wt. of drySoil (kg) Soii (kg)The relativeis 94%. ThVol. of Mold(m³)Wt. ofCompactedsoil (kg)weights ofand Yd (mconditions1.727.90.0009450.0009450.0009450.0009450.00094526.4ctedof asionined2.027.525.3a)Con2.126.623.4com1.939.834.1b)Com1.842.234.8c)Como2.8%COMPACTIONV CURVE8.unnelThe msoil inwere16.5 krelativof thesarnein theght ofMalinev/Wwer Coneata) Determine the may. dry unit weight of thesoil.b)a)b)c)Determine the optimum moisture content.) Determine the degree of saturation at theoptimum moisture content if Gs = 2.60sed to

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See table below: Determine the maximum dry unit weight of the soil (Ans: 19.8 kN/ ) Determine the optimum moisture content (Ans: 11%) Determine the degree of saturation at the optimum moisture content Gs = 2.60 (Ans: 99.30%)

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Determine the maximum dry unit weight of the soil (Ans: 19.8 kN/ )
Determine the optimum moisture content (Ans: 11%)
Determine the degree of saturation at the optimum moisture content Gs = 2.60 (Ans: 99.30%)

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Problem:
Water Content
Observation
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Soil (kg) Soii (kg)
The relative
is 94%. Th
Vol. of Mold
(m³)
Wt. of
Compacted
soil (kg)
weights of
and Yd (m
conditions
1.7
27.9
0.000945
0.000945
0.000945
0.000945
0.000945
26.4
cted
of a
sion
ined
2.0
27.5
25.3
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Con
2.1
26.6
23.4
com
1.9
39.8
34.1
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Com
1.8
42.2
34.8
c)
Co
mo
2.8%
COMPACTIONV CURVE
8.
unnel
The m
soil in
were
16.5 k
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of the
sarne
in the
ght of
Malinev/Wwer Coneat
a) Determine the may. dry unit weight of the
soil.
b)
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Determine the optimum moisture content.
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