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... sodium . Each treated sample was processed to a water content near the plastic limit , compacted , and pinhole tested . The pore - water TDS and percentage sodium were measured after mixing with the alum . In these experi- ments the ...
... sodium . Each treated sample was processed to a water content near the plastic limit , compacted , and pinhole tested . The pore - water TDS and percentage sodium were measured after mixing with the alum . In these experi- ments the ...
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... sodium percentages . While clearly dispersive and erodible from the civil engineering standpoint , soils with pore - water salts falling in Zone A which have pore - water TDS greater than about 40 meq / 1 are commonly flocculated in ...
... sodium percentages . While clearly dispersive and erodible from the civil engineering standpoint , soils with pore - water salts falling in Zone A which have pore - water TDS greater than about 40 meq / 1 are commonly flocculated in ...
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... Sodium Content Defining Boundary Between Dispersive and Nondispersive States Sodium , as a percentage ( 2 ) 8885 57 60 SAR ( 3 ) 2.7 4.2 13.0 TABLE 2. - Contents of Clay - Sized Particles in 195 Soil Samples Tested Percentage clay ...
... Sodium Content Defining Boundary Between Dispersive and Nondispersive States Sodium , as a percentage ( 2 ) 8885 57 60 SAR ( 3 ) 2.7 4.2 13.0 TABLE 2. - Contents of Clay - Sized Particles in 195 Soil Samples Tested Percentage clay ...
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