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... compacted in two equal layers . 2 of 3 5 . Asphaltic concrete leveling course reinforced with steel mesh . Asphaltic concrete placed and compacted in one layer . Porous asphaltic concrete drain . 2 . 2.25 : 1 5 ) Quarried rock in small ...
... compacted in two equal layers . 2 of 3 5 . Asphaltic concrete leveling course reinforced with steel mesh . Asphaltic concrete placed and compacted in one layer . Porous asphaltic concrete drain . 2 . 2.25 : 1 5 ) Quarried rock in small ...
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... compacted in a standard Proctor mold . The compacted soil cylinder was then pushed out of the mold and cured in a plastic bag to prevent drying . For each soil , pinhole tests were made on the material after it had been allowed to cure ...
... compacted in a standard Proctor mold . The compacted soil cylinder was then pushed out of the mold and cured in a plastic bag to prevent drying . For each soil , pinhole tests were made on the material after it had been allowed to cure ...
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... compacted layers to achieve bond , especially for impervious sections compacted with smooth rollers . Also , however , modern tamping rollers with short feet of fairly large area ( c ompared to the older type sheepsfoot rollers with ...
... compacted layers to achieve bond , especially for impervious sections compacted with smooth rollers . Also , however , modern tamping rollers with short feet of fairly large area ( c ompared to the older type sheepsfoot rollers with ...
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active faults ASCE asphaltic concrete Atterberg limits base soil base specimen borehole broadly graded caused ceramic tip CFRD clay core clay dams clayey coarse cohesionless compacted compressive concentrated leaks concrete slab conduit construction core material Creek crest settlement damage developed dispersive clay dispersive soils displacement downstream filter earth core earth dams earthquake embankment dams eroded erosion tunnels experience failure fault breaks finer flow Geotechnical Engineering gravel grout hole homogeneous dams horizontal hydraulic fracturing impervious core impervious sections impervious soils initial leak kg/cm² laboratory tests layer leakage channel liquid limit maximum measured membrane meters nondispersive occurred Oklahoma open cracks particles permeability pinhole test piping plasticity pore water pressure probably relatively reservoir filling reservoir water rockfill dam samples sand seepage Sherard sieve silts slope sodium Soil Mechanics spillway stress surface test pit vertical vibrating wire piezometers voids water content width Wister Dam Zone