Question: The soil from a borrow area having an average in - situ unit weight of 1 5 . 5 ~kN / m ^ { 3

The soil from a borrow area having an average in-situ unit weight of 15.5~kN/m^{3} and water content of 10% was used for the construction of an embankment (total finished 6000 m). In half of the embankment due to improper rolling, the dry unit weight achieved was slightly lower. If the dry unit weights in the two parts are and 16.0~kN/m^{3}, find the volume of borrow area 16.5~kN/m^{3} soil used in each part and the amount of soil used

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