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Optimum Moisture Content and Maximum Dry Density

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Soil is compacted at which one of the following when a higher compactive effort produces highest increase in dry density?

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Optimum water content

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Dry side of the optimum moisture content

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Wet side of the optimum moisture content

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Saturation moisture content

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Solution

The correct option is B Dry side of the optimum moisture content
With increase in compactive effort, the optimum moisture content decrease and dry density increase. Thus soil is to be compacted on the dry side of the optimum content of original (lower compactive effort) Proctor curve.

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