A New Technique of Kneading Compaction in the Laboratory
Kouassi P, Breysse D, Girard H, Poulain D
(Received 23 April 1998; accepted 27 September 1999)

Abstract
The mechanical behavior of unsaturated compacted soil affects the security of embankments. The aim of compaction methods in the laboratory is to reproduce the compaction effect induced by on-site equipment. This paper summarizes all the results obtained on kneading compaction in order to define a compaction procedure that simulates the action of compacting machines in the field.

Keywords:
compaction methods, field compaction, fine soils, geotechnical, initial tangent modulus, kneading, laboratory tests, shear strength, unsaturated soils

Paper ID: GTJ23108

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