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I found the relationship of CBR = Su/23 in the thread256-57293. I wonder if anybody can let me know a source of this.
I have recently worked on saprolite in a country of central america. It seems that this relationship is a ok fit. The material is relatively wet and the range of CBR is...
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I am going to drill into/through existing dams to install some instruments (mainly pore pressure meter). I wonder if you can tell me your experience in order to choose appropriate drill method. The dams are earth dams sitting on residual soil/weathered rock. I have to drill into...
I am looking at ASTM D1143-81 "Standard Test Method for Piles Under Static Axial Compressive Load". Section 5.2 Cyclic Loading (Optional) explaines how to apply 3 steps cyclic loading.
I am wondering what extra interpretation I can make from cyclic loading test compared to simple loading...
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I would like to polish my logging skill so that I can train juniors with confidence. Especially I want to know proper way to describe rock structure such as bedding or characteristics of discontinuity. What book/manual do you recommend ? I have found some ASTM, e.g.D2488 Standard...
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say, I have fine material of which strength is very stiff clay to extremely weak rock (S5-R0). I would like to build a soil structure, by compacting it. Is any method available to figure out how easy/difficult the compaction would be ? Do you think I can say something from...
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I have seen huge drops (e.g.40%) on grading curves around 0.075mm, where sieving test results meet hydrometer test results. The curves are obtained with ASTM standard. I believe that the drops are caused by some sort of miscaluculation, but I could not find how to correct them. If...
