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The Green Compression Strength of Natural Bentonites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

W. F. Bradley
W. F. Bradley*
Affiliation:
Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

Cored specimens of several commercial bentonite beds were preserved at field moisture levels for laboratory examination. Green strength, water content, and x-ray diffraction character of undisturbed material were found to conform substantially to the relation that strength is proportional to the solid fraction.

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Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 4 , February 1955 , pp. 41 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1955

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Footnotes

Published with the permission of the Chief, Illinois State Geological Survey.

References

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