Shrinkage value of different types of soil. However measuring the volume change in the soil specimens during the swcc test is a tedious and unreliable task. Two large evaporating dishes about 120mm diameter with a pour out and flat bottom. One small mercury dish 60mm diameter. Proposed procedure to determine air entry value of soils exhibiting shrinkage upon drying.
Normal shrinkage b a. Shrinkage is an inherent property of concrete. Initial plot to construct a soil shrinkage curve after introducing n o pairs of data straight lines can be fitted. Two glass plate one plain and one with prongs 75mm x 75mm x 3mm size.
This allows the identification of different shrinkage zones figure 11. The shrinkage characteristics between compacted clay and slurry need to be distinguished. According to the presence of different shrinkage phases six types of soil shrinkage curves were classified using the shrinkage model proposed by peng and horn 2005. The shrinkage in concrete can be defined as the volume changes observed in concrete due to the loss of moisture at different stages due to different reasons.
Determination of shrinkage limit of remoulded soil equipment for shrinkage limit test. Shrinkage dish having flat bottom 45mm diameter and 15 mm height. Based on the above analyses and discussions the air entry value of soils should be determined from the swcc s.