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Shrink-swell Factors
Greetings everyone, I'm searching for shrink-swell factors relating to soil type used in earthwork calculations. I know there are ranges out there, but I'm looking for more specific information related to sand, clay, and silt. Or UCS and AASHTO types of soils. Is there more than just the 25...- WCBS
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- Forum: Earthwork/grading engineering
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Max. Equivalent Fluid Density
I am looking for the maximum equivalent fluid density of soil used in the design of poured concrete retaining walls (see Reward Wall Systems). The borings encountered SC overlying CL with N-values from 7 to 19. Is there any similarity between the equivalent fluid density and equivalent fluid...- WCBS
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- Forum: Earth retention engineering
