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From page 5... ... 3 CHAPTER 2- DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF THE ILS The AASHTO T180 standard test method is intended for determining the relationship between the moisture content and density of soils when compacted with 4.54-kg (10-lb) rammer, dropped from a height of 457 mm (18 in.) Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... 4 Table 2-1. Gradation of ILS fine and coarse blends and Grading E and A of AASHTO M147 Sieve Size Fine w/Clay Fine w/Silt Grading E Coarse w/Clay Coarse w/Silt Grading A 1" 100.0 100.0 100 100.0 100.0 100 1/2" 100.0 100.0 100 90.0 90.8 - 3/8" 100.0 100.0 100 64.0 64.0 30-65 # 4 99.8 99.8 55-100 45.9 46.9 25-55 #8 45.2 46.2 - 29.8 30.8 - # 10 41.6 42.5 40-100 23.6 24.6 15-40 # 40 22.5 23.0 20-50 11.3 11.8 8-20 # 200 7.1 6.9 6-20 7.0 7.0 2-8 Table 2-2. Read the entire page →
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From page 8... ... 6 128 130 132 134 136 138 140 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Fine-Graded w/ Silt 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Fine-Graded w/ Clay 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 0 2 4 6 8 10 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Coarse-Graded w/ Silt 143.5 144.0 144.5 145.0 145.5 146.0 146.5 147.0 147.5 148.0 148.5 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Coarse-Graded w/ Clay Figure 2-1. Compaction curves and 100% saturation line of samples in the preliminary study Table 2-4. Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... 7 2.3 Participating Laboratories Hundreds of laboratories that are certified by the AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP) Read the entire page →

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... 3 CHAPTER 2- DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF THE ILS The AASHTO T180 standard test method is intended for determining the relationship between the moisture content and density of soils when compacted with 4.54-kg (10-lb) rammer, dropped from a height of 457 mm (18 in.)

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... 4 Table 2-1. Gradation of ILS fine and coarse blends and Grading E and A of AASHTO M147 Sieve Size Fine w/Clay Fine w/Silt Grading E Coarse w/Clay Coarse w/Silt Grading A 1" 100.0 100.0 100 100.0 100.0 100 1/2" 100.0 100.0 100 90.0 90.8 - 3/8" 100.0 100.0 100 64.0 64.0 30-65 # 4 99.8 99.8 55-100 45.9 46.9 25-55 #8 45.2 46.2 - 29.8 30.8 - # 10 41.6 42.5 40-100 23.6 24.6 15-40 # 40 22.5 23.0 20-50 11.3 11.8 8-20 # 200 7.1 6.9 6-20 7.0 7.0 2-8 Table 2-2.

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... 5 Table 2-3. Specific gravities (Gsb)

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... 6 128 130 132 134 136 138 140 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Fine-Graded w/ Silt 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Fine-Graded w/ Clay 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 0 2 4 6 8 10 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Coarse-Graded w/ Silt 143.5 144.0 144.5 145.0 145.5 146.0 146.5 147.0 147.5 148.0 148.5 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 D ry D en si ty , lb /c u ft Moiture Content, % Coarse-Graded w/ Clay Figure 2-1. Compaction curves and 100% saturation line of samples in the preliminary study Table 2-4.

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... 7 2.3 Participating Laboratories Hundreds of laboratories that are certified by the AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP)

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