Abstract
Two new laboratory methods to determine the energy to pulverize natural soil are presented. Results for impact loads produced by a machine similar to the Charpy impact testing machine for metal and elastic products are compared to results obtained for a compression method of loading at a slow rate. Results are presented for different degrees of compaction and soil moisture content. Energy requirements increased when using the impact machine, after soil shrinkage during the drying process, for the finer degrees of pulverization and for compacting the soil. The energy results are compared to soil shear and soil impedance penetrometer parameters.
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