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moisturedensity test
A laboratory compacting procedure to determine the optimum water content at which a soil can be compacted so as to yield the maximum density (dry unit weight). The method involves placing (in a specified manner) a soil sample at a known water content in a mold of given dimensions, subjecting it to a compactive effort of controlled magnitude, and determining the resulting unit weight (ASCE, 1958, term 74). The procedure is repeated for various water contents sufficient to establish a relation between water content and unit weight. The maximum dry density for a given compactive effort will 680 usually produce a sample whose saturated strength is near maximum.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): compaction_test_₁
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- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
- Product: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms - 2nd Edition
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