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A granular soil with a Gs = 2.70, e max = 0.880 and e min = 0.520 is compacted to a moist unit weight of 112.2 psf at a moisture content of 11%. What is the relative density of the compacted sand?

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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil

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A granular soil with a Gs = 2.70, e max = 0.880 and e,
psf at a moisture content of 11%. What is the relative density of the compacted sand?
= 0.520 is compacted to a moist unit weight of 112.2

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