This Reference CD consists of 16 documents (5 training documents and 11 graphic presentations), 919 pages in all, dealing with soils and soil engineering.
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SOILS ENGINEERING
(144 Pages)
Army Correspondence Course Program
Basic Soil Properties
Soil Classification and Field Identification Procedures
Soil Survey
Field Control Procedures
California Bearing Scale
MILITARY SOILS ENGINEERING
(461 Pages)
23 December 1992
Headquarters, Department of the Army
Rocks and Minerals
Structural Geology
Surficial Geology
Soil Formation and Characteristics
Soil Classification
Concepts of Soil Engineering
Movement of Water Through Soils
Soil Compaction
Soil Stabilization for Roads and Airfields
Slope Stabilization
Geotextiles
Special Soil Problems
SOILS AND GEOLOGY
(204 Pages)
21 October 1983
Headquarters, Departments of the Army and the Air Force
Identification and Classification of Soil and Rock
Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock
Field Explorations
Settlement Analyses
Bearing-capacity Analysis
Dewatering and Groundwater Control
Slope Stability Analysis
Selection of Foundation Type
Spread Footings and Mat Foundations
Deep Foundations Including Drilled Piers
Pile Foundations
Foundations on Expansive Soils
Retaining Walls and Excavation Support Systems
Foundations on Fill and Backfilling
Stabilization of Subgrade Soils
Design for Equipment Vibrations and Seismic Loadings
CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR)
(21 Pages)
Definition of CBR
Flexible Pavement Design Considerations
Selection of a Test Program
Test Program for Non-Swelling Soils
Swelling or Expansive Soils
Test Program for Free Draining Soils
SOILS TECHNICAL REPORT
(13 Pages)
Construction Directive
Original Specifications
Equipment List
Geological Information
Site Description
1:50,000 Map of Area
Site Sketch
Centerline Sketch
Survey Notes
Field Notes
Field ID of Soils
Moisture Content
Trafficability Test
Bore Logs
Soils Profile
Sand Cone Test Data
Nuclear Densometer Test Data
Sieve Analysis Data
Grain Size Distribution Graph
Atterberg Limits Determination
Plasticity Chart
Hydrometer Analysis Data
Specific Gravity Test
Calibration Curve for Volumetric Flask
Compaction Test Data
Compaction Curves
CBR Penetration Data
CBR Data Summary
CBR Moisture Graph
Density Moisture Graph
CBR Family of Curves Graph
Swell Curves
Conclussions
Recommendations
Stabilization
CONDUCT A SOILS EXPLORATION
(7 Pages)
Types of Soil Surveys
Objective of a Soil Survey
Sources of Information
Methods of Sampling
Preparation for Sampling
Recording Samples
CLASSIFY A SOIL USING THE
UNIFIED SOILS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
(9 Pages)
Determine the Specific Gravity of a Soil
DETERMINE THE GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION
OF A SOIL BY HYDROMETER ANALYSIS
(4 Pages)
Determine the Grain-Size Distribution of a Soil by Hydrometer Analysis
DETERMINE THE GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION
OF A SOIL BY MECHANICAL METHOD
(10 Pages)
Grain Size Analysis - 2 Step Process
Coefficient of Uniformity (Cu)
Coefficient of Curvature (Cc)
DETERMINE THE IN-PLACE DENSITY OF A SOIL
(15 Pages)
Determine In-Place Density of a soil using the Sand Cone Method (ASTM D 1556-90)
Volume of the Sample
Purpose of the Sand Cone Tests
Determine Density of a soil by Nuclear Method
Radioactive Sources
Radiation Detectors
How "NUKE" Works
Calibration Chart Density
Calibration Chart Moisture
DETERMINE THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF
A SOIL BY CALCIUM CARBIDE METHOD
(3 Pages)
Calibration Curve for Speedy Moisture Tester
Conversion Chart for Speedy Moisture Tester
DETERMINE THE MOISTURE CONTENT
OF A SOIL BY OVEN DRY METHOD
(2 Pages)
Determine the Moisture Content of a Soil Oven-Dry Method
DETERMINE THE PLASTICITY INDEX OF A SOIL
(6 Pages)
USCS Primary Groups
USCS Characteristics
Well Graded Criteria
DEVELOP A SOILS PROFILE
(3 Pages)
Develop a Soils Profile
DETERMINE THE CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR) OF A SOIL
(4 Pages)
Determine the California Bearing Ratio of a Soil
DETERMINE LABORATORY COMPACTION
CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOIL
(13 Pages)
Optimum Moisture Content (OMC), Maximum Dry Density ( Dry Density ( MDD)
Procedure A
Procedure B
Procedure C
Compaction Curve
What Can Affect Compaction
Compact Equipment
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