Soil has been compacted in an embankment at bulk unit weight of 21.5 kN/m³ and a water content of 12%. The value of Gs is 2.65. Calculate the dry unit weight, void ratio, and degree of saturation. Would it be possible to compact the above soil at a water content of 13.5% to a dry density of 20.0 kN/m³?
Soil has been compacted in an embankment at bulk unit weight of 21.5 kN/m³ and a water content of 12%. The value of Gs is 2.65. Calculate the dry unit weight, void ratio, and degree of saturation. Would it be possible to compact the above soil at a water content of 13.5% to a dry density of 20.0 kN/m³?
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![Soil has been compacted in an embankment at bulk unit weight of 21.5 kN/m³ and a water
content of 12%. The value of Gs is 2.65. Calculate the dry unit weight, void ratio, and
degree of saturation. Would it be possible to compact the above soil at a water content of
13.5% to a dry density of 20.0 kN/m³?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F26efc6d5-0a0b-49da-8321-9ae8bb4a47db%2F72971434-bc43-425f-9eca-c145d4ed749c%2F93wz3ra_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Soil has been compacted in an embankment at bulk unit weight of 21.5 kN/m³ and a water
content of 12%. The value of Gs is 2.65. Calculate the dry unit weight, void ratio, and
degree of saturation. Would it be possible to compact the above soil at a water content of
13.5% to a dry density of 20.0 kN/m³?
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