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saturation the dry sand for triaxial test
Percolate the sample with water using a low vacuum, make sure you are using deaired water. I run these frequently and never have a problem geting a B value of 0.95 for backpressures less than 80 psi (550 kPa). If this does not work read Nader and Clough (1985), "new proc. for saturating sand...- rtcjmp
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