... locations per box) and the lifting and transporting of soil-filled boxes. playing fields impact absorption peak deceleration penetration depth turf-grass soil properties Richard L. Henderson, ~Donald V. Waddington, 1 and Chauncey A. Morehouse 2 Laboratory Measurements of Impact Absorption...

... Soil property requirements for the basic trench and embankment installation conditions are discussed. Characteristics of compacted soils are described and representative stress — strain parameters given. Preliminary values of existing ground stiffness properties are suggested. The applications...

... to the current state of the art of offshore vane shear testing and includes comments on possible future developments and applications. investigations soil properties offshore drilling field tests soil tests clay soils shear strength vane shear tests shear rate reviews comparison questionnaire...

.... soil investigation soil properties field tests overburden overconsolidation preconsolidation pressure shear strength cohesive soils vane shear tests soil tests Gerardo IV. Quiros 1 and Alan G. Young ~ Comparison of FieldVane, CPT, and Laboratory Strength Data at Santa Barbara Channel Site...

... and the continuous split-barrel sampler. TTie factors affecting sample disturbance and the results of a limited testing program are discussed. KEY WORDS: sample disturbances, sampling, samplers, shear strength (soils), soil properties, triaxial tests Nomenclature Ar_ Area ratio B Terzaghi compression index for all...

... in conjunction with field observations. More research of this kind is needed to improve the usefulness of consolidation theories and testing. consolidation overconsolidation preconsolidation pressure soil mechanics soil properties soil structure soil tests Carl B. Crawford} State of the Art...

... are detailed and an appropriate cell, the Oxford cell, is described. Finally, some results are presented for reconstituted silty clay samples, to show that the restricted flow test is successful, producing repeatable and reliable results. consolidation soil properties test G. C. Sills,' S. D. L...

... for determining Young's modulus for various soils are given and comparisons of the overall results are made with previously published results. piles lateral loads elasticity soil properties evaluation Young's modulus Robert Pyke^ and Mohsen Beikae^ A New Solution for the Resistance of Single Piles...

... coefficient of earth pressure sands density (mass/volume) compression tests soil properties Mosaid Al-Hussaini^ Comparison of Various IVIethods for Determining Ko REFERENCE: Al-Hussaini, Mosaid, ASTM STP 740. "Comparison of Various Methods for Determining A'o," Laboratory Shear Strength of Soil, ASTM...

... in essentially the same value of the angle of internal friction ( φ ) as do perfect plane strain tests. soil strength strain soil properties soil testing sands plane strain testing N. Dean MarachVJ. M. Duncan,^ C. K. Chan,^andH. B. Seed^ Plane-Strain Testing of Sand REFERENCE: Marachi, N. Dean...

... shear process. acoustic emission soil mechanics soil tests soil properties triaxial stresses dilatancy acoustic measurement K. Tanimoto^ and J. Nakamura^ Studies of Acoustic Emission in Soils REFERENCE: Tanimoto, K. and Nakamura, J., "Studies of Acoustic Emission in Soils " Acoustic...

... was directly related to the time after driving of the piles. concrete piles soil properties modulus of elasticity pore pressure adhesion instruments load tests standard penetration tests H. S. Lacy' Load Testing of Instrumented 225-Foot-Long Prestressed Concrete Piles* REFERENCE: Lacy, H. S...

... of the approach. concrete pipe soil-structure interaction conduits culverts deformation earth fills field tests mathematical models soil properties stresses R. B, Corotis I and R. J. Krizek I Analysis and Measurement of Soil Behavior Around Buried Concrete Pipe REFERENCE: Corotis, R. B...

... is discussed. clays dispersions erosion correction soil properties chemical tests decision making O. S. Ghuman,' R. L. Allen,' and R. L. McNeill' Erosion, Corrective IVIaintenance, and Dispersive Clays REFERENCE: Ghuman, O. S., Allen, R. L., and McNeill, R. L., "Erosion, Corrective Maintenance...

.... The ultrasonic agitation appeared to cause no deleterious effect on the primary particle sizes. The time and effort required to obtain high quality dispersion is much less for ultrasonic than for mechanical techniques, especially for heavy soils. particle size nondestructive tests soil properties...

... nondestructive tests soil properties soil dynamics rocks moisture content J. T. Lewis I and E. L. Krirlitzsky I Neutron Radiation in the Study of Soil and Rock REFERENCE: Lewis, J. T. and Krinitzsky, E. L., "Neutron Radiation in the Study of Soil and Rock," Practical Applications of Neutron Radiography...

... required that significant pore pressure dissipation and shear strength increase occur in the soft clay layer during construction of the project. The results obtained verified the design approach. foundations footings construction clays soil properties shear strength shear stress pore pressure...

..., the volumetric strain during shear was more compressional, and the axial strain at failure was lower in plane strain tests than in triaxial compression tests of sand with nearly the same relative density. cohesionless soils soil tests shear tests density (mass/volume) sands soil properties...

... underwater structures boring vane shear tests shear strength bearing strength sediments geophysical surveys soil properties electric control strain gages A. F. Richards, 1 V. J. McDonald, 2 R. E. Olson, ~ and G. H. Keller 4 In-Place Measurement of Deep Sea Soil Shear Strength REFERENCE: Richards...