An approach for assessment of compaction curves of fine grained soils at various energies using a one point test

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-125

  Horpibulsuk, Suksun ^a   Katkan, Wanchai ^b   Apichatvullop, Amnat ^b  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b Ditto ^*

Author keywords

Compaction curve; Compaction energy; Fine grained soils; Modified ohio's curves; One point test (IGC: D3 D9)

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; SOILS; SUPERSATURATION;

COMPACTION CURVES; COMPACTION ENERGY; FINE GRAINED SOIL; MODIFIED OHIO'S CURVES; ONE POINT TEST (IGC: D3/D9);

COMPACTION;

EID: 65349165943     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.48.115     Document Type: Article

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