Journal of Geology & Geophysics
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A comparative study on the field density and moisture count of soil evaluated by nuclear density gauge and theoretical computations

International Conference on Geology

June 22-23, 2015 Florida, USA

Mohammad S Islam

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Geol Geosci

Abstract :

Nuclear density gauge testing is the most versatile testing method to measure the wet density and moisture content of soil and granular construction materials. It is widely being used for civil construction, mining, petroleum industry and archeology purposes. Nuclear density gauge testing is the most versatile non-destructive method to measure the experimental wet density and moisture content of soils and granular construction materials. The objective of this study was to compare the experimental moisture content and wet density of soil using the nuclear density gauge testing with the theoretical moisture content and wet density of the corresponding soils respectively. An extensive database containing 234 records of experimental moisture content and wet density of soil was utilized in this study. They were measured at six probe depths of thirty different holes at three different locations was utilized. The results showed that a very good relationship was existed between the experimental and theoretical moisture content and wet density of soils. Additionally, the moisture content and wet density of soils were shown to be proportional to the moisture count and density count of the corresponding soils respectively. A detailed statistical analysis was conducted to support the findings.