Predicting Soil Strength in Terms of Cone Index and California Bearing Ratio for Trafficability

Abstract

A study was conducted of parameters used to adequately describe soil strength for trafficability as related to changes in moisture. Modeling the weather conditions in combination with the terrain will create dynamically changing soil conditions. Off-road predictions of mobility, the detection of buried ordnance, and expedient horizontal construction require a firm understanding of these temporal and spatial changes in the heterogeneous soil system. To validate and verify the soil parameters used to drive a model, rapid and repeatable methods of measuring the soil strength and related physical properties are desired.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1006483

Entities

People

  • Alex Baylot
  • George L. Mason

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Field Tests
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Moisture Content
  • Physical Properties
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Surface Properties
  • Test Methods
  • Trafficability
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.