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  1. blueridge

    Significance of "one-point" proctor in the field?

    Thanks for your responses. A new proctor was run on the soil that looked the same as the existing proctor. The soil that came from deeper cuts weighed about 10% more but looked almost identical. P.S. - Your numerous responses to such a detailed question has prompted me to make a donation to...
  2. blueridge

    Significance of "one-point" proctor in the field?

    Can anyone explain the procedure and significane of running a one-point proctor in the field and adjusting the optimum weight? I ask this question because we have a project with brown silty clay with a standard proctor of 99pcf with field density tests consistently over 100% standard proctor...
  3. blueridge

    ASTM D698 vs D1557

    I have a related question. Can someone explain the procedure and significance of running a "one point proctor" in the field and adjusting optimum weight prior to reporting % compaction on material that is essientially uniform.
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