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  1. Robbo100

    compaction in small earth water storages

    Hi, The changes are due to structural differences due to particle dispersion - more dispersion with wetter materials and with more compactive effort. So you are right - but it is not the total voids but the size of the voids. This is addressed in the uplodaded document. A good...
  2. Robbo100

    compaction in small earth water storages

    G'day, I have some minor problems with compaction and major problems with moisture content. See the attached summary. Over such a small area the OMC varied from 11% to 50%. It was impossible therefore to compare a nuclear gauge reading to a typical OMC. By the time the laboratory results...
  3. Robbo100

    embankment construction

    I am in Australia. Let's call it a sludge lagoon to be more precise. But this is about what we figured. Thanks guys
  4. Robbo100

    embankment construction

    I have a contractor who insists that he can construct a small dam wall with a scraper. The specification calls for screening out material larger than 75mm - for obvious reasons. The contractor insists that he can use a scraper to run out rocks bigger than 75mm diameter. How feasible is this?

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