Atterberg Limits

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 4: Physical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 389-398

  McBride, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

AASHTO; American society for testing and materials; Atterberg limits; British standards institute; Cohesive soil materials; Drop cone penetrometer method; Liquid limit; One point casagrande method; Plastic limit; USDA NRCS

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125349334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.4.c17     Document Type: Chapter

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