MANUAL OF SOIL LABORATORY TESTING. VOLUME 2: PERMEABILITY, SHEAR STRENGTH AND COMPRESSIBILITY TESTS

摘要: This is the second volume of three that provides a comprehensive working manual for laboratory testing soils civil engineering purposes. It an essential practical handbook all who are engaged in as well being great value to professional engineers, consultants, academics and students geotechnical engineering. The contents have been revised updated reflect current practice standard test procedures determining some important properties soils. The authors had many years experience managing large soil laboratories since early 1950s through present day, whilst actively contributing development training courses, lectures, committees groups. They recognise it particularly methods be fully understood step-by-step approach has therefore used presenting each section. The comprise measurement permeability, CBR value, drained undrained shear strength, consolidation characteristics. Additional material this new edition includes Fall cone procedure strength clays based on European Technical Specification, simplified direct useful arrangement applying pressures multistage triaxial tests meet requirements BS1377. latest calibration equipment measuring devices presented discussed, together with significance quality assurance recognised accreditation ISO/IEC 17025. Descriptions complemented by numerical examples order illustrate recording data, making calculations, graphical plots deriving results. Fundamental principles explained, where appropriate, so operator can better understanding guidance given shown difficulties may encountered. importance good techniques, checks safety emphasised.