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NYSDOT Geot echnical Page 6-1 June 17, 2013 Design Manual GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN MANUAL CHAPTER 6 ENGINEERING properties OF SOIL AND ROCK NYSDOT Geot echnical Page 6-2 June 17, 2013 Design Manual (Intentionally left blank) Table of Contents NYSDOT Geot echnical Page 6-3 June 17, 2013 Design Manual OVERVIEW ........................................ ........................................ .................................... 6-6 INFLUENCE OF EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS ON SOIL AND ROCK properties ........................................ ........................................ .................................. 6-6 METHODS OF DETERMINING SOIL AND ROCK properties ............................ 6-7 GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY SERVICES ........................................ ................... 6-7 Type of Laboratory Testing ........................................ ........................................ .. 6-8 Quality Control for Laboratory Testing.

Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock NYSDOT Geotechnical Page 6-7 June 17, 2013 Design Manual 6.3 METHODS OF DETERMINING SOIL AND ROCK PROPERTIES Subsurface soil or rock properties are generally determined using one or more of the following methods: • in-situ testing during the field exploration program, • laboratory testing, and

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