Question: A standard Proctor compaction test in the laboratory on a borrow pit soil resulted in a maximum dry unit weight of 1 9 kN /

A standard Proctor compaction test in the laboratory on a borrow pit soil
resulted in a maximum dry unit weight of 19 kN/m3 and optimum water
content of 11.5%. The unit weight and water content of the soil in the
borrow pit are 17.2 kN/m3 and 8.2%, respectively. A highway fill is to be
constructed using this soil. The specifications require the fill to be
compacted to a relative compaction of 95% using the standard Proctor
test. How many cubic meters of borrow pit material is needed for 1 cubic
meter of highway fill?

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