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Testing of Peats and Organic Soils
By
PM Jarrett
PM Jarrett
1
Royal Military College of Canada
, Kingston, Ontario
; symposium chairman and editor
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0254-2
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0254-5
No. of Pages:
249
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1983
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Undisturbed Sampling of Peat
By
AO Landva
,
AO Landva
1Department of Civil Engineering,
University of New Brunswick
, Fredericton, New Brunswick,
.Canada
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PE Pheeney
,
PE Pheeney
2
Jacques Whitford & Associates Ltd.
, Fredericton, New Brunswick,
.Canada
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DE Mersereau
DE Mersereau
1Department of Civil Engineering,
University of New Brunswick
, Fredericton, New Brunswick,
.Canada
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Page Count:
16
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Published:1983
Citation
Landva, A, Pheeney, P, & Mersereau, D. "Undisturbed Sampling of Peat." Testing of Peats and Organic Soils. Ed. Jarrett, P. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1983.
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Two samples developed at the University of New Brunswick for sampling of peat are described. One is a 100-mm-diameter piston sampler with a Plexiglas insert sample holder and the other is a 250-mm-square block sampler. The samplers have been extensively tested and used in Sphagnum and sedge peat and have also been used successfully in soft-to-almost-fluid organic diatomaceous soils.
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