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Sep 1975
Estimating Limiting Densities of Maine Sands
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 101, Issue 9
Abstract
The procedure for determining the maximum and minimum densities of cohesionless soil [according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Method of Test for Relative Density of Cohesionless Soils, D-2049-69] involves a great deal of time, requires an expensive, specialized, and relatively large piece of testing equipment, and demands precision work by a skilled laboratory technician to achieve dependable and reproducible results. The results of this work provide a better understanding of the characteristics that determine the behavior of noncohesive soils. It presents the first step in developing preliminary equations for estimating the limiting densities of a soil mass (for use in calculating relative density or other density indices) without involved testing. It provides a method for extending laboratory and field test data to areas of similar soil conditions which have not been covered by maximum-minimum density testing.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 9 • September 1975
Pages: 1013 - 1017
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1975
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Richard E. Wardwell, AM.ASCE
Staff Soils Engr., Jordan Gorrill Assocs., Bangor, Me
William R. Gorrill, F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Maine, Orono, Me
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