Compaction Test

1. The energy ratio in modified Proctor test to standard Proctor test is given by ____.
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2. Which of the following is true for pure sandy soils?
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3. The 95% saturation and the 5% air voids lines are ____.
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4. Which of the following are factors that affect compaction?
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5. In a compaction test with increase in compactive effort, ____.
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6. Compaction of an embankment is carried out in 500 mm thick layers. The rammer used for compaction has a foot area of 0.05 m2 and the energy imparted in every drop of the rammer is 400 Nm. Assuming 50% more energy in each pass over the compacted area due to overlap, the number of passes required to develop compactive energy equivalent to Indian Standard Light Compacting for each layer would be ____ .
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