PROBLEM No. 2 Void Ratio Soil excavated from a borrow area is being used to construct an embankment. The void ratio of the in situ soil at the borrow area is 1.14, and it is required that the soil in the embankment be compacted to a void ratio of 0.70. With 200,000 m³ of soil removed from the borrow area, how many cubic meters of embankment can be made? V = ? Embankment: e 0.70 V = 200,000 m Borrow pit: e = 1.14

PROBLEM No. 2 Void Ratio Soil excavated from a borrow area is being used to construct an embankment. The void ratio of the in situ soil at the borrow area is 1.14, and it is required that the soil in the embankment be compacted to a void ratio of 0.70. With 200,000 m³ of soil removed from the borrow area, how many cubic meters of embankment can be made? V = ? Embankment: e 0.70 V = 200,000 m Borrow pit: e = 1.14

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