Compaction parameters used by countries
| Compaction parameter | China | Japan | Germany | France | UK | UIC | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compaction coefficient, K | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Subsoil coefficient, K30 | √ | √ | |||||
| Relative density, Dr | √ | ||||||
| Porosity, n | √ | ||||||
| California bearing ratio, CBR | √ | ||||||
| Percentage of air voids, na | √ | √ | |||||
| Deformation modulus, Ev2 | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Dynamic deformation modulus, Evd | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Blow counts of lightweight dynamic cone penetration test, N10 | √ | ||||||
| Indexes used together | K30, K or K30, n | K30, K or K30, na | K, Ev2 or K, na | K, Ev2 | K, N10 | K, Ev2 | K, Ev |
| Compaction parameter | China | Japan | Germany | France | UK | UIC | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compaction coefficient, | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Subsoil coefficient, | √ | √ | |||||
| Relative density, | √ | ||||||
| Porosity, | √ | ||||||
| California bearing ratio, CBR | √ | ||||||
| Percentage of air voids, | √ | √ | |||||
| Deformation modulus, | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Dynamic deformation modulus, | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Blow counts of lightweight dynamic cone penetration test, | √ | ||||||
| Indexes used together |
Source(s): Authors’ own work