Prediction of compaction characteristics of fine-grained soils Available to Purchase

The purpose of compacting earth fills is to produce a soil mass that will satisfy the three basic criteria: reduction in settlement, reduction in permeability, and increase in shear strength. Modification of soils at the site to improve their engineering properties is essential in many applications, such as highways, railway subgrades, airfield pavements, and in constructing earth and earth-retaining structures. Compaction also plays a vital role in the preparation of a good compacted soil liner waste impoundment site to make it relatively impervious to leachates and thereby reduce the threat of groundwater pollution. Thus mechanical compaction is used as a...