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  1. TailignsEddie

    Importance of moulding moisture content for compacted sand fill

    Hi all, I have a project where the contractor struggles to meet the moisture content specification for a compacted sand fill. The specification is 95% of SMDD, -3% to +3% of OMC. The contractor easily meets the density ratio, but is often out of the OMC range on the dry side. I know that...
  2. TailignsEddie

    Undrained Strength Ratio from CU Triaxial

    Hi all, Can someone please enlighten me as to the correct way of calculating the undrained strength ratio (Su/σv0’) from the results of CU (compression) triaxial tests? Not a single textbook or course notes I have seen actually describes how to do this, yet all the time in the literature you...

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