Assume you have 0.5 m3 of soil with a porosity of 40% and an oven-dry weight of 700 kg. calculate the bulk density. next, assume that i drive over the soil with heavy equipment, compact the soil, and reduce the total porosity to 20%. calculate the bulk density after compaction.

bulk density = 1400 kg/m³

bulk density  after compaction = 1750 kg/m³

Explanation:

given data

volume = 0.5 m³

porosity = 40%

oven-dry weight = 700 kg

reduce the total porosity = 20%

to find out

bulk density and bulk density after compaction

solution

we know bulk density formula that is

bulk density =          ...............................1

put here value we get

bulk density =    

bulk density = 1400 kg/m³

and

if porosity decrease 20 % that mean volume change

so total volume = 0.5

total volume = 0.4 m³

so bulk density after compaction is from equation 1  

bulk density =    

bulk density  after compaction = 1750 kg/m³

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