×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Shrink-swell Factors

Shrink-swell Factors

Shrink-swell Factors

(OP)
Greetings everyone,
I'm searching for shrink-swell factors relating to soil type used in earthwork calculations.  I know there are ranges out there, but I'm looking for more specific information related
to sand, clay, and silt.  Or UCS and AASHTO types of soils.  
Is there more than just the 25 to 35% ranges?
Thanks for your assistance.

RE: Shrink-swell Factors

Check out some previous threads - there has been some 4 or 5 of them in the last half year.

RE: Shrink-swell Factors

I can help you with some of those, but BigH is correct, I contributed...and argued in some cases regarding the use of shrink factors.  You might want to look at some of those first.  

KRS Services
www.krs-services.com

RE: Shrink-swell Factors

I ditto the previous comments - check the threads first.

Is there more than just the 25 to 35% ranges?

The simple answer is 'yes' - I've seen it as low as 15% to 20%, and seldom as high as 30%.  It probably depends a lot on the local geology/materials -



Please see FAQ731-376  by VPL for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips Fora.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources