Question: A two meter long core sample contained the following sections: five competent lengths of 1 1 2 , 1 3 5 , 2 0 3

A two meter long core sample contained the following sections:
five competent lengths of 112,135,203,160 and 170 mm respectively,
two intact and continuous pieces of 350 mm and 400 mm long respectively,
a 115 mm long piece, which is broken into two 60 and 55 mm long pieces due to rough handling, and
the remainder of core length comprising a mixture of core fragments less than 60 mm in length.
Determine the RQD value of the core sample.
A two meter long core sample contained the

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