A box measuring 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm is filled to the top with dry coarse aggregate of mass 187.5 kg. The water absorption and specific gravity of the aggregate are 0.5% and 2.5, respectively. The maximum quantity of water (in kg, round off to 2 decimal places) required to fill the box completely is ________

GATE 2019 Civil Engineering Q38 — Civil Engineering

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Building Materials - Aggregates has appeared in GATE Civil Engineering 2 times across 2 years (2019, 2020).

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