| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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| Laboratory soil testing |
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| Standard procedures for soil testing |
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1 Grain Size Distribution |
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1-1 Principles of grain size analysis |
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9 | (13) |
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22 | (9) |
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1-3 Principles of sedimentation analysis |
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31 | (11) |
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42 | (13) |
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55 | (10) |
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65 | (6) |
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1-7 Combined grain size analysis |
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71 | (3) |
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2 Plasticity, Shrinkage, and Soil Classification |
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74 | (54) |
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2-1 Principles of liquid and plastic limits tests |
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75 | (9) |
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2-2 Determination of water content |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (6) |
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2-4 One-point liquid limit test |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (5) |
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2-6 Principles of shrinkage limit analysis |
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101 | (5) |
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2-7 Shrinkage limit analysis with mercury |
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106 | (6) |
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2-8 Shrinkage limit analysis with wax |
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112 | (4) |
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2-9 Engineering classification of soils |
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116 | (12) |
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3 Density and Compactions |
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128 | (48) |
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3-1 Weight-volume relationships |
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129 | (7) |
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3-2 Unit weight of cohesive soils |
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136 | (6) |
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3-3 Determination of specific gravity |
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142 | (5) |
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3-4 Principles of compaction |
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147 | (8) |
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155 | (11) |
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166 | (10) |
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4 Permeability and Seepage |
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176 | (58) |
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4-1 Principles of permeability tests |
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177 | (12) |
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4-2 Constant head permeability test |
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189 | (13) |
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4-3 Falling head permeability test |
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202 | (5) |
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4-4 Electrical analogy of seepage problems |
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207 | (10) |
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4-5 Finite difference solutions of seepage problems |
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217 | (17) |
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5 Stress -- Strain -- Strength Properties |
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234 | (62) |
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235 | (16) |
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251 | (10) |
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5-3 Stress - strain relations |
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261 | (4) |
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5-4 Laboratory tests for determination of stress -- strain -- strength of soils |
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277 | (19) |
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5-5 Elastic properties of soils |
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277 | (19) |
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296 | (64) |
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6-1 Principles of consolidation |
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297 | (46) |
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343 | (17) |
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360 | (110) |
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7-1 Shear strength of soils |
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361 | (43) |
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7-2 Principles of the unconfined compression test |
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404 | (7) |
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7-3 Unconfined compression test |
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411 | (10) |
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7-4 Principles of direct shear tests |
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421 | (9) |
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430 | (13) |
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7-6 Principles of triaxial tests |
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443 | (6) |
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7-7 Triaxial tests on coarse-grained soils |
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449 | (16) |
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7-8 Triaxial tests on fine-grained soils |
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465 | (5) |
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8 Elements of Experimental Techniques |
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470 | (38) |
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8-1 Review of data modeling |
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471 | (11) |
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482 | (7) |
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489 | (6) |
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495 | (4) |
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499 | (9) |
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9 Data Processing with Spreadsheets |
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508 | (32) |
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9-1 Basics of spreadsheets |
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509 | (8) |
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9-2 User-defined functions |
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517 | (3) |
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520 | (20) |
| Appendix: Conversion factors |
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540 | (4) |
| Data Sheets |
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544 | (35) |
| Index |
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