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Soil Mechanical Properties
Depending on the
purpose of the
investigation, the
laboratory testing
program shall
include the
following as a
minimum:
- Analysis of
Cohesive soils
- Visual
classification,
including sample
description
- wet and dry
volume weight
- grain size
distribution,
including silt
content
- chemical
analysis of soil
- organic
content of silt
samples
- permeability
tests
- Analysis of
Cohesive soils
- visual
classification,
including sample
description
- wet and dry
volume weight,
and water
content
- Atterberg
limits
(plasticity
index)
- chemical
analysis of soil
- organic
content
- angle of
internal
friction and
cohesive,
including
stress/strain
characteristics
- consolidation
coefficient
(compressibility).
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