TELEMEASUREMENT OF THE MOISTURE CONTENT IN EMBANKMENTS BY MEANS OF MANOMETRIC WEIGHING /IN PORTUGESE/

BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE OF IN-SITU MOISTURE CONTENT ON THE BEARING CAPACITY OF EMBANKMENTS AND PAVEMENTS, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THIS MOISTURE CONTENT INSIDE AN EMBANKMENT, BY NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS. THE METHOD DEVELOPED AT THE LNEC FOR MEASURING THE IN-SITU MOISTURE CONTENT IN EMBANKMENTS BY MANOMETRIC WEIGHING IS PRESENTED. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE APPARATUS USED TO DETERMINE THE VARIATIONS IN WEIGHT OF A SOIL MASS PLACED IN A PERFORATED BOX, INSIDE AN EMBANKMENT. THE RESULTS OF THE CALIBRATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT ARE PRESENTED. THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF THIS APPARATUS WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Nat Lab Civil Eng, Lisbon /Port

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• Authors:
  • Pereira, O A
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Embankments; Field tests; Moisture content; Nondestructive tests; Pressure gages; Soils; Weight
• Old TRIS Terms: Insitu methods; Manometers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00229489
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 11 1972 12:00AM