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Chapter 4 LABORATORY TESTING FOR SOILS<br />

List of Table<br />

Table Description Page<br />

4.1 Terms in Weight <strong>–</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> Relations (After Cheney And Chassie, 1993) 4-1<br />

4.2 Unit Weight <strong>–</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> Relationships 4-2<br />

4.3 Available Chemical Tests 4-7<br />

List of Figures<br />

Figure Description Page<br />

4.1 Typical Particle Size Distribution 4-5<br />

4.2 Casagr<strong>and</strong>e Plot Showing Classification of Soil into Groups 4-7<br />

4.3 Typical Compaction Curves 4-8<br />

4.4 Consolidation Test Apparatus 4-10<br />

4.5 Bishop Direct Shear Box 4-12<br />

4.6 Triaxial Cell 4-13<br />

4-ii March 2009

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