Question: Question 2 : A road construction required making a cut in the existing soil and refiling it with better granular base material for the pavement

Question 2:
A road construction required making a cut in the existing soil and refiling it with better granular base
material for the pavement to be more durable. The new embankment will have a total unit weight of
120 pcf and water content of 20%. The base material will be trucked in from a borrow pit with water
content of 10% and dry unit weight of 100 pcf. Determine the number of 12yd3 truck trips to construct
50 feet of the embankment.
Question 2 : A road construction required making

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