In a Proctor compaction test, the soil specimen of one of the observations had a bulk density of 19 kN/m³ with a moisture content of 15%. Find, (i) degree of saturation of the specimen if G = 2.7 (ii) additional moisture content required for saturating the soil specimen.

In a Proctor compaction test, the soil specimen of one of the observations had a bulk density of 19 kN/m³ with a moisture content of 15%. Find, (i) degree of saturation of the specimen if G = 2.7 (ii) additional moisture content required for saturating the soil specimen.

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In a Proctor compaction test, the soil specimen of one of the observations had a bulk density of
19 kN/m³ with a moisture content of 15%. Find,
(i) degree of saturation of the specimen if G = 2.7
(ii) additional moisture content required for saturating the soil specimen.

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