Depression of soil moisture freezing point
- Research Inst. DALNIIS, Vladivostok (Russian Federation)
Certain criteria for freezing temperature of clay soil have been found which are a relative moisture content at the soil liquid limit (W/W{sub L}) and maximum hydroscopic moisture (W/W{sub h}). On the strength of test data it has been established that the relative moisture content at the soil liquid limit (W/W{sub L}) may also serve as a criterion on compression pressure and resistance against shearing for soil paste with no structural binding. Linear correlation between the moisture content of natural soil and its paste -- the equation of moisture balance -- has been found which specifies a thermodynamic balance condition. The equation of moisture balance represents a whole set of properties for a certain type of soil, such as strength and compressibility. In this respect, it may be considered as a ``Soil equation`` which allows for further prognosis of its properties.
- OSTI ID:
- 400790
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9606279-; ISBN 0-7918-1493-9; TRN: IM9650%%196
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. international conference on offshore mechanics arctic engineering (OMAE), Florence (Italy), 16-20 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of OMAE 1996 -- Proceedings of the 15. international conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering. Volume 4: Arctic/polar technology; Nixon, W.A. [ed.] [Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States). Iowa Inst. of Hydraulic Research]; Sodhi, D.S. [ed.] [Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab., Hanover, NH (United States)]; Kennedy, K.P. [ed.] [Canmar/Amoco Canada, Calgary, Alberta (Canada)]; Yamaguchi, H. [ed.] [Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)]; Bugno, W. [ed.] [Chevron, San Ramon, CA (United States)]; PB: 130 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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