Question

2. (5 pts) As part of a quality control program, the field inspection engineer conducted a sand cone test to determine the field density. The following data were recorded using the

sand cone method. • Total weight of moist soil removed from the Hole: • Weight of sand cone apparatus before filling Hole: • Weight of sand cone apparatus after filling Hole: • Weight of sand to fill Cone: • Unit weight of Ottawa Sand: 7.94 Ib 14.42 lb 4.19 lb 3.43 lb 98.0 lb/ft³ Also, the water content was obtained from an oven dry method with the following data (Disregard the tin cup weight) • Weight of soil in a tin cup before drying: • Weight of soil in a tin cup after drying: 1.35 lb 1.20 lb With the dataset shown above, determine the dry unit weight of the field-compacted soil (show all your work).

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