TOWARDS A UNIFIED SOIL AND ROCK CLASSIFICATION
Modifications to the united soil classification system in the form of additional symbols for geologic material and excavation characteristics and its extension to include rock masses are proposed. This article is reprinted from: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, 1983-02, 20 (1) 98-100. (Author/TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
National Institute for Transport & Rd Res S Af
P.O. Box 395
Pretoria 0001, Transvaal, South Africa -
Authors:
- Netterberg, F
- Weinert, H H
- Publication Date: 0
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 4 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Backfilling; Classification; Excavation; Geology; Mass; Properties of materials; Rock mechanics; Rocks; Soil mechanics; Soil types; Soils; Symbols
- Uncontrolled Terms: Rock mass; Soil classification
- Old TRIS Terms: Excavating and backfilling
- ITRD Terms: 8513: Classification; 4053: Geology; 4154: Rock; 5757: Rock mechanics; 4156: Soil; 5755: Soil mechanics; 583: Symbol
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I43: Rock Mechanics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00396263
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: RR:339 Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM