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The materials engineer made a design mix of the following masses of material that are required for 1 m³ of concrete. Material Batch mass, kg Cement 260 Fly ash SSD sand (absorption 1.5%) SSD coarse aggregate (absorption 1.0%) 1160 Mixing water 90 599 148 However, during construction, the available stockpiled sand has a total moisture content of 5.5% and the coarse aggregate has a total moisture content of 2.5%. Compute the adjusted sand (fine aggregate) mass in kg. Express your answer with 2 .decimal places.

The materials engineer made a design mix of the following masses of material that are required for 1 m³ of concrete. Material Batch mass, kg Cement 260 Fly ash SSD sand (absorption 1.5%) SSD coarse aggregate (absorption 1.0%) 1160 Mixing water 90 599 148 However, during construction, the available stockpiled sand has a total moisture content of 5.5% and the coarse aggregate has a total moisture content of 2.5%. Compute the adjusted sand (fine aggregate) mass in kg. Express your answer with 2 .decimal places.

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The materials engineer made a design mix of the following masses of material that are required for 1 m³ of concrete. Material Batch mass, kg Cement 260 Fly ash SSD sand (absorption 1.5%) SSD coarse aggregate (absorption 1.0%) 1160 Mixing water 90 599 148 However, during construction, the available stockpiled sand has a total moisture content of 5.5% and the coarse aggregate has a total moisture content of 2.5%. Compute the adjusted sand (fine aggregate) mass in kg. Express your answer with 2 .decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:The materials engineer made a design mix of the following masses of material that are required for 1 m³ of concrete. Material Batch mass, kg Cement 260 Fly ash SSD sand (absorption 1.5%) SSD coarse aggregate (absorption 1.0%) 1160 Mixing water 90 599 148 However, during construction, the available stockpiled sand has a total moisture content of 5.5% and the coarse aggregate has a total moisture content of 2.5%. Compute the adjusted sand (fine aggregate) mass in kg. Express your answer with 2 .decimal places.
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