Read the question carefully and give me right solution with clear calculations. The following data were obtained from afield density test on a compacted fill ofsandy clay. Laboratory moisture densitytest on the fill material indicated amaximum dry unit weight of 20.3 KN/m³at optimum water content of 12.1%.Weight of moist soil remove from testhole = 1032 gWeight of soil after oven drying = 888 gVolume of test hole from RubberBalloon Apparatus = 482 cm³What is the percent compaction of thefill?

Dry density of the test hole is :γd=MdryVγd=888g482cm3γd=1.8423gccγd=1.8423×9.81kNm3γd=18.07319kNm3

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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter6: Soil Compaction

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The following data were obtained from a
field density test on a compacted fill of
sandy clay. Laboratory moisture density
test on the fill material indicated a
maximum dry unit weight of 20.3 KN/m³
at optimum water content of 12.1%.
Weight of moist soil remove from test
hole = 1032 g
Weight of soil after oven drying = 888 g
Volume of test hole from Rubber
Balloon Apparatus = 482 cm³
What is the percent compaction of the
fill?

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