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... dispersive and nondispersive states for the soil tested which is identical to the upper curve ( 60 % sodium ) of Fig . 4 . CONTENT OF CLAY - SIZED PARTICLES The questions have been raised : " Do dispersive clays have higher contents of clay ...
... dispersive and nondispersive states for the soil tested which is identical to the upper curve ( 60 % sodium ) of Fig . 4 . CONTENT OF CLAY - SIZED PARTICLES The questions have been raised : " Do dispersive clays have higher contents of clay ...
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... dispersive clay specimen . Tests were made with ex- treme conditions such as a 1.0 - in . - thick compacted clay specimen in a permeameter backed up with pea gravel subjected to seepage with pres- sure head of 100 in . ( gradient of 100 ) ...
... dispersive clay specimen . Tests were made with ex- treme conditions such as a 1.0 - in . - thick compacted clay specimen in a permeameter backed up with pea gravel subjected to seepage with pres- sure head of 100 in . ( gradient of 100 ) ...
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... dispersive clay and making appropriate laboratory tests of their clay embankment materials . The following is a brief summary of the present status and the trend in practice regarding the problem of dispersive clay related to embankment ...
... dispersive clay and making appropriate laboratory tests of their clay embankment materials . The following is a brief summary of the present status and the trend in practice regarding the problem of dispersive clay related to embankment ...
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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