A 2-m-thick fill is constructed at the surface of the soil profile of Example 6.8. If the
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P3 = 2.70 Mg/m3 Sand 2 m n= 0.5 = 2.0 Mg/m? Psat 4 m Clay FIGURE Ex. 6.8
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