Question: ( b ) In the re - development of the Kai Tak airport, a fill embankment of volume 6 0 , 0 0 0 m

(b) In the re-development of the Kai Tak airport, a fill embankment of volume 60,000m3 and of void ratio of 0.75 is to be built. To get the fill soil materials, two potential "borrow pits" were identified: (1) Tsuen Wan site: in-situ void ratio is 0.8 and cost of transport is HK $100m3; (2) Ma On Shan site: in-situ void ratio is 1.5 and cost of transport is HK$70m3. Which borrow pit should be used and what is the total cost?
( b ) In the re - development of the Kai Tak

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