Question: A given cohesionless soil has emax = 0 . 8 5 and emin = 0 . 5 0 . In the field, the soil is

A given cohesionless soil has emax =0.85 and emin =0.50. In the field, the soil is compacted to a mass density of 1800 kg/m at a water content of 8%. Take the mass density of water as 1000 kg/m and Gs as 2.7. The relative density (in %) of the soil is a)56.43 b)60.25 c)62.87 d)65.71

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