Question: The soil from a borrow area ( e = 0 . 9 5 , w = 8 . 5 % . Gs = 2 .

The soil from a borrow area (e =0.95, w =8.5%. Gs =2.70) is excavated and trans-
ported in trucks to the site, where it is compacted to a dry unit weight of 16.2 kN/m3 and
moisture content of 12.0% in construction of an embankment. Each truck is loaded to its
capacity of 80 kN. How many truckloads would be required to build 100,000 m3 of embank-
ment? How much water should be added at the site per truckload (i.e., to achieve the desired
moisture content of 12.0%)?

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