Author : William Joseph Graham
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Book Synopsis The Effect of Structure on the Consolidation of Compacted Unsaturated Clay Soils by : William Joseph Graham
Download or read book The Effect of Structure on the Consolidation of Compacted Unsaturated Clay Soils written by William Joseph Graham and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contained in this paper are the results of research which was performed to investigate the relation between the volume-change mechanisms of shrinkage and one-dimensional compression for two clay soils, including some samples whose structures had been altered by the addition of flocculating and dispersing agents. Shrinkage tests were conducted with a special mold designed to facilitate the study of a soil's shrinkage path. consolidation tests on undisturbed samples and one-dimensional compression tests on unsaturated samples compacted in the vicinity of optimum moisture content were performed. A detailed study was made of a highly plastic red Missouri clay. Complications arose in the shrinkage tests which prevented a general comparison of the two means of volume reduction. Specific conclusions are drawn as to the mechanism of unsaturated compression of clays and the related effects of structure, and suggestions are made for further study"--Abstract, leaf ii.