Question: 3 - 3 To construct a 2 8 , 0 0 0 m 3 embankment, material from a borrow site with an average wet unit

3-3 To construct a 28,000m3 embankment, material from a borrow site with an average wet unit weight of 17.8kNm3 and water content of 10.0% is considered. The Standard Proctor test results on a representative sample of silty sand from the borrow site is presented below. The specification requires a minimum of 95% relative compaction.
(a) Recommend a range of water content to achieve the proper compaction.
(b) Estimate the degree of saturation for the laboratory obtained maximum dry unit weight assuming a specific gravity of 2.75 for the solids.
(c) What would be the minimum volume of the borrow material that needs to be imported to construct the embankment?
3 - 3 To construct a 2 8 , 0 0 0 m 3 embankment,

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