. A standard penetration test was conducted at 6 m depth below the ground surface and the recorded number of blows is given below. Penetration depth (cm) No. of blows 0-15 15- 30 30 - 45 9 14 16 The water table is at ground level and the soil is silt. If the correction factor for overburden pressure is 1.1, the final corrected N value of the soil is

. A standard penetration test was conducted at 6 m depth below the ground surface and the recorded number of blows is given below. Penetration depth (cm) No. of blows 0-15 15- 30 30 - 45 9 14 16 The water table is at ground level and the soil is silt. If the correction factor for overburden pressure is 1.1, the final corrected N value of the soil is

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