Journal Published Online: 03 August 2011
Volume 34, Issue 6

Development and Evaluation of Relative Compaction Specifications Using Roller-Based Measurements

CODEN: GTJODJ

Abstract

Earthwork quality control/quality assurance specifications are currently being developed and implemented with continuous compaction control (CCC) and intelligent compaction (IC) rollers. This paper presents and explores two methods of using CCC/IC data based on a relative compaction approach. The first method examines the relative change in roller-measured mean compaction level between passes while the second method examines relative changes spatially. The relative compaction methods were implemented on a test site. The relative compaction methods were found to provide improvement over current methods due to their ability to quantitatively assess 100% of the compacted area while decreasing time and cost during the construction process.

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Facas, Norman
Colorado School of Mines
Rinehart, Robert
Colorado School of Mines
Mooney, Mike
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Pages: 9
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Stock #: GTJ102915
ISSN: 0149-6115
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ102915