Properties of Surface Soils in the Wet Season

Abstract

Results are summarized of tests of moisture content, density, and strength of surface soils at several hundred sites in humid-climate areas of the United States. A first-order approximation of values of these properties on the basis of soil texture is indicated by a graphic analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0754335

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  • S. J. Knight
  • W. J. Turnbull

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  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Classification
  • Clayey Soils
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fine Grained Materials
  • Grain Size
  • Groundwater
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Moisture
  • Moisture Content
  • Ratings
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Soils
  • Trafficability
  • United States

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  • Approximation Theory.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.