BCD: A soil modulus device for compaction control

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-115

  Briaud, Jean Louis ^a   Li, Yanfeng ^b   Rhee, Keunyoung ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KLEINFELDER   (United States)

Author keywords

Soil compaction; Soil modulus; Soil water; Water content

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GAGES; MECHANICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL; WATER;

COMPACTION CONTROL; CURRENT FIELD DENSITY GAGE; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL MODULUS DEVICE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL MECHANICS;

COMPACTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

EID: 31444440797     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:1(108)     Document Type: Article

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