GC: n

S: http://www.engineeringcivil.com/in-soil-compaction-test-if-a-test-result-exceeds-100-should-engineers-accept-the-result.html (last access: 15 December 2013); GDT; TERMIUMPLUS.

N: 1. Artificial increase of the dry density of a granular soil by mechanical means such as rolling the surface layers, or for deep compaction driving sand piles, vibroflotation, or impact methods.
2. Soil compaction is the process of increasing the soil density by reducing the volume of air within the soil mass.
3. Soil compaction depends mainly on the degree of compaction and the amount of water present for lubrication. Normally 2.5kg rammers and 4.5kg rammers are available for compaction in laboratories and the maximum dry densities produced by these rammers cover the range of dry density obtained by in-situ compaction plant.

S: 1. TERMIUMPLUS. 2 & 3. http://www.engineeringcivil.com/in-soil-compaction-test-if-a-test-result-exceeds-100-should-engineers-accept-the-result.html (last access: 15 December 2013).

SYN: 1. compacting, compaction of soils, soil compaction, earth compaction, ground compaction. 2. soil compaction.

S: 1. TERMIUMPLUS. 2. http://www.engineeringcivil.com/in-soil-compaction-test-if-a-test-result-exceeds-100-should-engineers-accept-the-result.html (last access: 15 December 2013).