Extracted text: A contactor has compacted the base course for a new road and found that the mean value of the test samples shows w = 14.6%, Gs = 2.81, y = 18.5 kN /m³ . The specifications require that void ratio (e) should be less that or equal to 0.80 e <0.80. has="" the="" contractor="" complied="" to="" with="" the="">