Practice question

If an embankment soil is compacted well above its optimum moisture content, the most likely result is:

  1. A higher-than-specified dry density with no pumping
  2. Difficulty reaching specified dry density, with a soft or pumping fill
  3. Automatic acceptance because wetter soil is always denser
  4. Conversion of the soil from Type C to Type A under OSHA

Answer: B — Difficulty reaching specified dry density, with a soft or pumping fill

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