Prakash, K. ; Sridharan, A. ; Thejas, H. K. ; Swaroop, H. M. (2012) A simplified approach of determining the specific gravity of soil solids Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 30 (4). pp. 1063-1067. ISSN 0960-3182
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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10706-012-9521-6
Abstract
Many computations in the field of geotechnical engineering require the use of specific gravity of soil solids. Presently, specific gravity of soil solids is determined in the laboratory by the sensitive pycnometer/density bottle method, which is characterized by many complexities and difficulties. The present technical note suggests the use of some of the measurements taken during the routine shrinkage limit test in the laboratory to compute the specific gravity of soil solids fairly accurately. It is shown through exhaustive experimental results that the values of specific gravity of soil solids obtained from the proposed method is in very close agreement with those determined from the conventional pycnometer/density bottle method.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Density Bottle; Fine-Grained Soils; Shrinkage Limit; Specific Gravity |
| ID Code: | 96306 |
| Deposited On: | 13 Dec 2012 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2012 08:42 |
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