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Optimum Water Content for Sand With Minimal Fines
Proctor was a standard effort. Another reason I thought 6.7% was somewhat low for the optimum was because the specific gravity seems too low to be close to the ZAV curve. The S.G. would have to be approx. 2.1 for the wet points to be close to the ZAV curve, and that's too low in my opinion...- CivilTechSK
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- Forum: Soil testing engineering
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Optimum Water Content for Sand With Minimal Fines
Attached are a couple curves from each of us.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=a900135c-d3b6-436e-83cf-df2ab30ea216&file=Curves.pdf- CivilTechSK
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- Forum: Soil testing engineering
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Optimum Water Content for Sand With Minimal Fines
Hello, I'm currently at a mining project involving re-construction of dikes for their tailings area. The material being used is a sandy soil with approx. 10% fines. Compaction testing is required for these areas, and I'm questioning the results I'm getting for my proctor. For my optimum water...- CivilTechSK
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