Surrogate models to predict maximum dry unit weight, optimum moisture content and California bearing ratio form grain size distribution curve

Determination of Compaction Characteristics of Maiduguri Soil

-Compaction is one of the efficient ways to improve the strength and stiffness properties of soils, such as elasticity modulus and shear modulus. Moreover, compaction decreases soil settlement, improves bearing capacity and the stability of sloped embankments. An optimum water content is required to provide the best path to enter energy into soil and compact it. A constant value of energy appli...

Relationship between balance and maximum strength in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing closed kinetic chain exercises

Balance and strength are important abilities that athletes should have them. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between maximum leg press (non-weight bearing closed kinetic chain) and squat (weight bearing closed kinetic chain) strength with statistic and dynamic balance. Thirty (15 men and 15 women) physically active participants (age, 22.13 ± 1.54 years; height, 171.26 ± ...

Grain size, size-distribution and dislocation structure

Diffraction peak profile analysis (or Line Profile Analysis, LPA) has recently been developed to such an extent that it can be applied as a powerful method for the characterization of microstructures of crystalline materials in terms of crystallite size-distribution and dislocation structures. Physically based theoretical functions and their Fourier coefficients are available for both, the size...

Optimum Moisture Content, and Permeability of Sandy Soils

In this paper a concept of mean particle size and size factor is presented and an attempt is made to relate the coefficient of permeability with mean particle size, keeping in view the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density. The particle size distribution has a marked impact on the coefficient of permeability. The mean particle size and the size factor can be found out from the gradat...

Estimating the Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Granular Material, Using Artificial Neural Network, Based on Grain Size Distribution Curve