Undisturbed Sampling of a Clay Using Vacuum- and Piston-Type Samplers.

Abstract

The purpose of the investigation reported herein was to determine the field performance of several types of undisturbed sampling devices in sampling a typical clay encountered in the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River, and to evaluate their performance by means of laboratory tests made to determine the type and degree of sample disturbance caused by the various sampling procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1950
Accession Number
AD0756373

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Cams
  • Clearances
  • Compression
  • Compressive Strength
  • Content Addressable Memory
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Materials
  • Mississippi River
  • Moisture
  • Moisture Content
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sampling
  • Sensitivity
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
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