The in-place density is determined for a soil at a proposed construction site to plan the foundation design. The in-place density test is performed using rubber-balloon equipment with the following results:Mass of soil sample obtained from test hole = 1.45 kgVolume of test hole = 0.0008 m3(a) What is the in-place density for the soil?(b) For the foundation design, it is necessary to use the property of in-place unit weight; convert the in-place density value to unit weight in kN/m3.

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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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The in-place density is determined for a soil at a proposed construction site to plan the foundation design. The in-place density test is performed using rubber-balloon equipment with the following results:

Mass of soil sample obtained from test hole = 1.45 kg
Volume of test hole = 0.0008 m3

(a) What is the in-place density for the soil?

(b) For the foundation design, it is necessary to use the property of in-place unit weight; convert the in-place density value to unit weight in kN/m3.

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