SOILS TESTING
Soils work at Eddieville
Soils work at Eddieville
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A Proctor is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density. The dry density of soil for a given compaction effort depends on the amount of water the soil contains during soil compaction. The original test is commonly referred to as the standard Proctor compaction test; later on, the test was updated to create the modified Proctor compaction test.
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So often we see our clients trying to compact material and after they have tried everything possible without success they will call us to determine what the problem is. Most likely they have been given the wrong information or the proctor was done poorly. The likely cause is the wrong type of proctor was used. We have seen many times that they will crush the pipe being buried due to the wrong proctor being used. We make sure we have the specifications so we can determine what type of proctor is needed
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Soil is a very important component in every project. If the foundation fails your project will fail. Take the steps needed to make certain your project will stand as it was designed. One of the biggest mistakes made in construction is not paying attention to what your soil is telling you. Have you taken the time to determine if your soils adequate for the project? Is the source of your soils or rock been designed and approved? Make sure those questions are answered.
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A nuclear densometer is a field instrument used in geo-technical engineering to determine the density of a compacted material. The device uses the interaction of gamma radiation with matter to measure density, either through direct transmission or the "backscatter" method. The device determines the density of material by counting the number of photons emitted by a radioactive source (cesium-137) that are read by the detector tubes in the gauge base. A 60-second time interval is typically used for the counting period
A Proctor is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density. The dry density of soil for a given compaction effort depends on the amount of water the soil contains during soil compaction. The original test is commonly referred to as the standard Proctor compaction test; later on, the test was updated to create the modified Proctor compaction test.
So often we see our clients trying to compact material and after they have tried everything possible without success they will call us to determine what the problem is. Most likely they have been given the wrong information or the proctor was done poorly. The likely cause is the wrong type of proctor was used. We have seen many times that they will crush the pipe being buried due to the wrong proctor being used. We make sure we have the specifications so we can determine what type of proctor is needed
Soil is a very important component in every project. If the foundation fails your project will fail. Take the steps needed to make certain your project will stand as it was designed. One of the biggest mistakes made in construction is not paying attention to what your soil is telling you. Have you taken the time to determine if your soils adequate for the project? Is the source of your soils or rock been designed and approved? Make sure those questions are answered.
A nuclear densometer is a field instrument used in geo-technical engineering to determine the density of a compacted material. The device uses the interaction of gamma radiation with matter to measure density, either through direct transmission or the "backscatter" method. The device determines the density of material by counting the number of photons emitted by a radioactive source (cesium-137) that are read by the detector tubes in the gauge base. A 60-second time interval is typically used for the counting period
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