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5. (20 pts) On an industrial warehouse project, you have developed compaction recommendations for the fill material that will be used to level the building pad. Your laboratory proctor tests

indicate that the proposed fill material has a maximum dry density of 105 pcf and an optimum moisture content of 18 percent. Your field technician has performed a series of unit weight and moisture content readings as shown in the label below. If your recommendations specify a minimum relative density of 98% of the Standard Proctor and+/2% of the optimum moisture content, does the soil in the field meet your recommendations? Explain your reasoning.

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