State the laws governing compaction of cohesion less soils, Civil Engineering

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a) What are the laws governing compaction of

(i) cohesion less soils like sand and

(ii) moderately cohesive soils like sandy clay ?

b) To what compaction pressure does the Standard Proctor Test correspond? Show how the standard proctor test can be modified to suit the compacting machinery actually used at site for the efficient compaction of embankment.

 


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