AASHTO Designation: T 92-97 (2005) pdf free download

Standard Method of Test for

Determining the Shrinkage Factors of Soils

AASHTO Designation: T 92-97 (2005)

SCOPE

1.1.This procedure furnishes data from which the following soil characteristics may be calculated: (a) shrinkage limit, (b) shrinkage ratio, (c) volumetric change, and (d) lineal shrinkage.

1.2.The following applies to all specified limits in this standard: For the purposes of determining conformance with these specifications, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded

off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limited value,

in accordance with E 29, Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications.

1.3.The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

1.4. Refer to R 16 for regulatory information for chemicals.

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