Problem 1:The table below present the results of a standard proctor test of a borrow pit soil.Mass of wet soil +Mould in3.693.753.823.923.983.93(kg)Water content (%)6.289.811.512.413.3The volume and the mass of the mould was 1000cm³ and 2 kg, respectively. The specific gravityof the soil is 2.72,determine the following :a) Plot the compaction curve of this soil.b) Optimum water contentc) Maximum dry density.d) Plot the zero air void line.e) Determine the degree of saturation at the maximum dry density.Problem 2:The above borrow pit soil has a natural bulk unit weight of 14.5 kN/m³ and water content of4.5%. An embankment is to be constructed using this soil and the specification require the fill tobe compacted to 96% of the above proctor compaction. Determine the cost for 50,000 m³ of theembankment considering the following:a) The distance between the borrow pit and the embankment is 55 kmb) The cost of transporting 1 m of the borrow pit soil to the site is 16 OMR/km.c) The cost of compaction is 8 OMR/m³.

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Problem 1: The table below present the results of a standard proctor test of a borrow pit soil. Mass of wet soil +Mould in 3.69 3.75 3.82 3.92 3.98 3.93 (kg) Water content (%) 6.2 8 9.8 11.5 12.4 13.3 The volume and the mass of the mould was 1000cm and 2 kg, respectively. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.72, determine the following : a) Plot the compaction curve of this soil. b) Optimum water content c) Maximum dry density.

Problem 1: The table below present the results of a standard proctor test of a borrow pit soil. Mass of wet soil +Mould in 3.69 3.75 3.82 3.92 3.98 3.93 (kg) Water content (%) 6.2 8 9.8 11.5 12.4 13.3 The volume and the mass of the mould was 1000cm and 2 kg, respectively. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.72, determine the following : a) Plot the compaction curve of this soil. b) Optimum water content c) Maximum dry density.

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