COMPACTION TESTING BASED ON NUCLEAR METHOD. GRAMMA-RAYS EMPLOYED

SCHEID MASCHINENFABRIK, LIMBURG, ARE STUDYING THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF VIBRATORY AND STATIC ROLLERS ON A COVERED TEST TRACK IN WHICH NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS ARE INSTALLED. A 3-TON VIBRATORY ROLLER COMPACTED COHESIVE MATERIAL ALMOST AS WELL AS A 10-TON 3-WHEEL STATIC ROLLER. THE VIBRATORY ROLLER WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE STATIC ROLLER ON COHESIVE SANDY GRAVEL AND ON A BASALT MIXTURE. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 215, No 4573, P 783, 1 FIG
• Publication Date: 1967-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Contract Journal /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Basalt; Cohesive soils; Compactors; Gamma rays; Nuclear tests; Rollers; Sandy gravels; Soil compaction test; Static loads; Test tracks; Vibratory compaction; Vibratory equipment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vibratory rollers
• Old TRIS Terms: Compaction tests; Nuclear testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219304
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1970 12:00AM