Soil for a compacted earth fill is available from three different borrow sites. At the earthfill, the soil is to be compacted to a void ratio of 0.62 with a finished volume of 150,000m3. The in-situ void ratios and the costs (soil and transportation) per cubic metre for thethree sites are given below. Which site would be economical?Extracted text: Borrow Void ratio Cost/m X 0.85 $7.80 Y 1.1 $7.50 Z 1.4 $6.60

Soil for a compacted earth fill is available from three different borrow sites. At the earth fill, the soil is to be compacted to a void ratio of 0.62 with a finished volume of 150,000 m3 . The...

Soil for a compacted earth fill is available from three different borrow sites. At the earth

fill, the soil is to be compacted to a void ratio of 0.62 with a finished volume of 150,000

. The in-situ void ratios and the costs (soil and transportation) per cubic metre for the

three sites are given below. Which site would be economical?

Extracted text: Borrow Void ratio Cost/m X 0.85 $7.80 Y 1.1 $7.50 Z 1.4 $6.60

Jun 11, 2022