THE TOLUENE AND WAX-FREEZING METHOD OF DETERMINING VOLUMETRIC FREE SWELL

A technique to measure the volumetric free swell of a swelling clay (called the toluene and wax-freezing volumetric free-swell method) is suggested here and consists of two approaches to measuring the volume of a specimen at different moisture contents. Both approaches have certain limitations, but fortunately they complement each other. The author required a volumetric free-swell method which could be performed with practically zero external load on the sample during free swell and where the scatter in the recorded results would be low. An optional requirement was that one should be able to perform the test in a field laboratory with only a few samples and a minimum of equipment. The results should be presented in such a way as to make interpretation and prediction easy.

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• Authors:
  • PELLISSIER, J P
• Publication Date: 1991-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 309-314
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 0149-6115
  • EISSN: 1945-7545
  • Serial URL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/geotechnical-testing-journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Freezing; Laboratory tests; Soil mechanics; Soils; Swelling soils; Toluene; Volume changes
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil behavior; Soil freezing; Volumetric free swell
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618561
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1992 12:00AM