Modified Ohio's curves: A rapid estimation of compaction curves for coarse- and fine-grained soils

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-75

  Horpibulsuk, Suksun ^a   Katkan, Wanchai ^b   Naramitkornburee, Anek ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ISAN   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Coarse grained soils; Compaction curve; Compaction energy; Fine grained soils; Modified Ohio's compaction curves

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED SOILS; COMPACTION CURVE; COMPACTION ENERGY; FINE-GRAINED SOILS; MODIFIED OHIO'S COMPACTION CURVES; COMPACTION CURVES; DEGREE OF SATURATIONS; DRY UNIT WEIGHT; ENERGY; MODIFIED OHIO COMPACTION CURVE; RAPID ESTIMATION;

SOILS; STANDARDS; SUPERSATURATION; WATER CONTENT; COMPACTION;

COMPACTION; SOILS;

COMPACTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 65349143613     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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