Question

Assume that 50,000 yd3 of the soil from a local borrow pit in Rhode Island, with a water content of 13% and dry unit weight of 87 pcf, is to be delivered to a construction site for some repairs of highway in I-95. By the time it reaches the site, the water content is 9%. It will be compacted to a minimum of 90% of the modified Proctor maximum dry density. Determine the total amount of water (in pounds), that must be added to the soil to increase the moisture content to the optimum level. Assume a Gs

Answer 1

Answer:3000 yd3

Step-by-step explanation:

so i got the 50000 divided it by 100 times that by 13 and got 4500 yd3

so now the soil is at 9 so i need to get the 4 percent back up so i yet again got 50000 yd3 and divided by 100 and times it by 9 to get 1500 yd3 to then minus my 1500 and 4500 yd3 and got 3000 yd3 i hope it is right.