STUDY REPORT ON COMPACTION EQUIPMENTS AND …

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS STUDY REPORT ON COMPACTION EQUIPMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY REPORT No. GE- R-76 SEPTEMBER - 2005 Geotechnical Engineering Directorate Research Designs & Standards Organization Manak Nagar, Lucknow-11 CONTENTS DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. SCOPE 1 3. IMPORTANCE OF ADEQUATE COMPACTION OF EARTHWORK 1 4. FACTORS AFFECTING COMPACTION IN THE FIELD 1 5. FIELD COMPACTION TRIALS 3 6.

Type of soil has a great influence on its compaction characteristics. Normally, heavy clays, clays and silt offer higher resistance to compaction where as sandy soils and coarse grained or gravelly soils are amenable for easy compaction. The coarse-grained soils yield higher densities in comparison to clays.

  Equipment, Influence, Yield, Compaction, On compaction equipments and