Measuring the Effect of Mixed Grading on the Maximum Dry Density of Sands

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 121-127

  Barton, M E ^b   Cresswell, A ^b   Brown, R ^a  

^a Whitby Bird and Partners   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Compaction tests; Cut and fill earthworks; Pluviation; Sands

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; GRADING;

COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPACTION TEST; CUT AND FILL; DENSE PACKING; MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY; MEAN VALUES; PLUVIATION; VIBRATING HAMMER;

SAND;

EID: 0042912731     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11288j     Document Type: Article

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