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A dry sand has a minimum unit weight of 105 lb/ft and a maximum unit weight of 125 lb/ft . The unit

weight in place is measured at 121 lb/ft . What is the relative density?

The answer is 83% but how do you get this? Thanks.

 
use this formula, (1-min/in-place)/(1-min/max), you'll get the answer
A dry sand has a minimum unit weight of 105 lb/ft and a maximum unit weight of 125 lb/ft . The unit
weight in place is measured at 121 lb/ft . What is the relative density?

The answer is 83% but how do you get this? Thanks.
 
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