2. The field unit weight of the soilsample 1s 1960 kg/m3 and theunit weight of the soil particle is2700 kg/ m. If the emax = 0.69 andemin =0.44,determinethefollowing:a) Specific gravityb) Dry unit weight if watercontent is 15%c) Porosityd) Relative densitye) Saturated unit weightf) Effective unit weightg) Weight of water in KN thatmust be added per m3 for a90%-degree saturationh) Mass of water in kg to beadded per 2.5m3 to reach fullsaturationi) If max dry unit weight is18KN/m³,whatisthepercentagecompaction?j) Is it within the allowablecompaction range of 95ofrelative+0.2?

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