Determination of correlation between nuclear moisture/density tests and standard tests on certain gravel bases in southern Arkansas. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5814490
The nuclear method presented inconsistent results when applied to density and moisture of a gravel base material in the Southwest, AR, Nashville area. Nuclear wet densities were lower (4-18 pcf) than the sand cone wet densities. Nuclear moistures appeared to be higher than the oven dry moisture. A correlation study between laboratory nuclear and actual results showed (1) that the correlation nuclear-actual wet density is linear and the difference between them increases as wet density increases; (2) that nuclear moisture can be lower as well as higher than the oven dry moisture and the correlation between them is linear also; (3) that nuclear-actual dry density correlate very poorly. It is the objective of the study to propose a simple procedure for calibration of the nuclear gage for soils that show soil composition error.
- Research Organization:
- Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville (USA). Dept. of Civil Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 5814490
- Report Number(s):
- PB-86-175072/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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