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    The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems related to compaction testing and calculations. It asks the reader to calculate amounts of water needed to change moisture content, zero-air-void unit weights, maximum dry unit weights and optimum moisture contents from compaction test results, void ratios and degrees of saturation, relative compactions, costs to select borrow pits, and estimates of maximum relative densities based on grain size and fines content.

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    The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems related to compaction testing and calculations. It asks the reader to calculate amounts of water needed to change moisture content, zero-air-void unit weights, maximum dry unit weights and optimum moisture contents from compaction test results, void ratios and degrees of saturation, relative compactions, costs to select borrow pits, and estimates of maximum relative densities based on grain size and fines content.

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    The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems related to compaction testing and calculations. It asks the reader to calculate amounts of water needed to change moisture content, zero-air-void unit weights, maximum dry unit weights and optimum moisture contents from compaction test results, void ratios and degrees of saturation, relative compactions, costs to select borrow pits, and estimates of maximum relative densities based on grain size and fines content.

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    The document contains multiple soil mechanics problems related to compaction testing and calculations. It asks the reader to calculate amounts of water needed to change moisture content, zero-air-void unit weights, maximum dry unit weights and optimum moisture contents from compaction test results, void ratios and degrees of saturation, relative compactions, costs to select borrow pits, and estimates of maximum relative densities based on grain size and fines content.

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    The key takeaways are methods for determining soil properties like moisture content, dry unit weight, and relative compaction through laboratory and field tests.

    To calculate the amount of water needed, you would take the mass of the soil sample, multiply it by the desired moisture content (final - initial), and divide by the initial moisture content.

    To determine the maximum dry unit weight and optimum moisture content from a standard Proctor test, you would plot the dry unit weight vs moisture content and find the highest point on the curve.

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    5.2 It is proposed to carry out a laboratory compaction test on a 2.5 kg soil sample currently at a moisture
    content of 10.0%. How much water should be added to raise the moisture content to 16.0%?

    5.3 Given Gs=2.75, calculate the zero-air-void unit weight for a soil in KN/m3 at w = 5%, 8%, 10 %, 12%, and 15%
    5.4 The results of a standard Proctor test are given below. Determine the maximum dry unit weight of
    compaction and the optimum moisture content.

    Volume of Proctor mold (cm3) Mass of wet soil in the mold (kg) Moisture Content (%)
    943 14.5 8.4
    943 18.46 10.2
    943 20.77 12.3
    943 17.88 14.6
    943 16.15 16.8

    5.5 For the soil described in Problem 5.4, if Gs = 2.72, determine the void ratio and the degree of saturation at
    optimum moisture content.
    5.6 The results of a standard Proctor test are given on the following table. Determine the maximum dry unit
    density (kg/m3) of compaction and the optimum moisture content.
    Volume of Proctor mold (cm3) Mass of wet soil in the mold (kg) Moisture content (%)
    943.3 1.68 9.9
    943.3 1.71 10.6
    943.3 1.77 12.1
    943.3 1.83 13.8
    943.3 1.86 15.1
    943.3 1.88 17.4
    943.3 1.87 19.4
    943.3 1.85 21.2

    5.7 A field unit weight determination test for the soil described in Problem 5.6 yielded the following data:
    moisture content = 10.5% and moist density = 1705 kg/m3 . Determine the relative compaction.
    5.9 A proposed embankment fill requires 3500 m3 of compacted soil. The void ratio of the compacted fill is
    specified as 0.65. Four borrow pits are available, as described in the following table, which lists the
    respective void ratios of the soil and the cost per cubic meter for moving the soil to the proposed
    construction site. Make necessary calculations to select the pit from which the soil should be bought to
    minimize cost. Assume Gs to be same at all pits.
    Borrow pit Void Ratio Cost ($/m3)
    A 0.85 9
    B 1.2 6
    C 0.95 7
    D 0.75 10

    5.10 The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of a sand were determined in the laboratory to be 17.5KN/m3
    and 14.8 KN/m3. What would be the relative compaction in the field if the relative density is 70%?
    5.13 For a sand with 3% fines, estimate the maximum relative density of compaction that may be obtained from
    a standard Proctor test. Given: the median grain size, D50 = 1.9mm.

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