Question: Assume that 5 0 , 0 0 0 y d 3 of the soil from the borrow pit is to be delivered to an embankment

Assume that 50,000yd3 of the soil from the borrow pit is to be delivered to an embankment
at a construction site. By the time it reaches the site, the water content is.9%. It will be
compacted to a minimum of 90% of modified Proctor maximum dry density. Determine the
total volume of water (in ft3) that must be added to the soil to increase the moisture content to
the optimum level.
Dry unit weight of soil in borrow pit 97pcf
Specific gravity of the soil particles 2.70
Modified Proctor optimum moisture content 14% OMC
Modified Proctor maximum dry density 116pcf
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Assume that 5 0 , 0 0 0 y d 3 of the soil from

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