A Gyratory Compactor for Molding Large Diameter Triaxial Specimens of Granular Materials

Details

• Creators:
  Milberger, Lionel J. ; Dunlap, Wayne A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Highway Department ; United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Public Roads
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Compactors
  • Development
  • Forming
  • Granular materials
  • Specimens
  • Triaxial shear tests
  • Gyratory compactors
• Publication/ Report Number:
  99-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  One of the primary objectives of this project was to develop a suitable method of fabricating specimens and determining laboratory compaction characteristics of granular materials. The need for this study became apparent from the results of two other projects conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute. Phase Three of Project 2-8-62-32, "Application of the AASHO Road Test Results to Texas Conditions", was a field sampling and testing study. It was the intent of this study to compact the materials in the laboratory at. their in-situ moisture contents, densities, and gradations and then determine the strengths of the remolded specimens. But in many cases the Texas Highway Department District Laboratories found it impossible to reproduce these conditions on granular materials using the standard Texas Highway Department Laboratory compaction method.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-65-99
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84519/dot_84519_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.88 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:644af2d52941ec87bcb00387957743bacd252fc700e52f80968047a7d7a703d96212a71860622cb09e418e3e6fad06a5b16884e7afb6fed0f2004c9d8000efaa