Question: The compaction curve, A , shown below has an optimum water content of 2 1 . 5 k N m 3 and is being used

The compaction curve, A, shown below has an optimum water content of 21.5kNm3 and is being used as the design basis for an earthworks project.
The contractor on the project is required to achieve a degree of compaction of at least 90% and has different types of equipment that can apply different amounts of compactive effort. The contractor's equipment produces unique compaction conditions represented by curves B,C, and D below.
You required to identify:
The compaction curve for the most cost effective compactive effort if the contractor in each case will compact just dry of optimum. Drag the drag item labelled ("$$") to the correct grey box below which identifies the appropriate compaction curve.
The Upper Limit (UL) and the Lower Limit (LL) of the most cost effective water content range by dragging the relevant drag items into the correct blue boxes that label the water contents below.
**NOTE: Make sure the cross-hairs (top left of the drag item) is fit into the centre of the boxes provided when choosing your answer.
The compaction curve, A , shown below has an

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