B A Standard 2 5 Kg Hammer Compaction Test On A Sample Of Soil B Gave The Following Results At Optimum Moisture Cont 1 (41.14 KiB) Viewed 62 times
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(b) A standard (2.5 kg hammer) compaction test on a sample of soil B gave the following results at optimum moisture content: = 14 Mass of empty container (8) Mass of container and wet soil (g) = 44 Mass of container + dry soil (g) = 40 Density in compaction mould (kg/mº) = 1800 Particle specific gravity (G) = 2.54 Which of soil A or soil B would you select for use in a highway embankment and why?
13 / 18 100% + 014: Introduction to Geology Soll Mechanics Spring 2019 (AY1. (a) The results of a heavy (4.5 kg hammer) compaction test carried out on samples of soil A are given in Table Q4a. Table Q4a Water content, w (%) 8 11 13 15 19 Bulk density p(kg/m3) 1945 2090 2120 2080 1990 Determine (i) The maximum dry density (ii) The optimum moisture content (iii) The degree of saturation at the maximum dry density if the particle specific gravity Gs = 2.65 5 5 ת תט 8
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