The soil used in an embankment construction is found to have an MDD of 19 kn/m3 from standard proctor construction test. The specifications are, : minimum 95% compaction . After finishing a later by roller a block of soil is extracted from the compaction layer using a pipe section of 100mm length and 75mm internal dia. Wet and dry weight of extracted soil is 865gm and 810 gm respectively. Does the layer meet specifications

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