Calibration of a miniature cone penetrometer for highway applications

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1614, 1998, Pages 8-14

  Kurup, Pradeep U ^a,b   Tumay, Mehmet T ^c  

^a LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONSOLIDATION; EMBANKMENTS; FRICTION; PAVEMENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS;

CONE PENETRATION TESTS (CPT); ELECTRONIC CONE PENETROMETERS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0032132034     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1614-02     Document Type: Article

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