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SEPARATION, FRACTIONATION AND MINERALOGY OF CLAYS IN SOILS

Accession Number:

00229992

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Abstract:

A WORKING METHOD IS DESCRIBED FOR SEPARATION, FRACTIONATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF COLLOID AND NEAR COLOIDAL CALY MINERALS IN SOILS. THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRESENTED PERTAINS TO SUPER-CENTRIFUGATION, ELECTRON- MICROSCOPY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION. TWENTY-TWO SAMPLES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SOIL STUDY OF PUMPING PAVEMENTS. SOILS WERE FIRST DISPERSED AND SEPARATED BY GRAVITY SEDIMENTATION. FRACTIONATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY CONTROLLED SUPER-CENTRIFUGATION. THE SEPARATED FRACTIONS WERE PURIFIED AND THEN ANALYZED BY X-RAY DIFFRACTION. COMPUTED SIZE FRACTIONS WERE CHECKED BY SHADOW CASTINGS AND LINEAL DIMENSIONS ON ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS. RESULTS INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MINERAL OR MINERALS PRESENT AND THE PROPERTIES OF THE NATURAL SAMPLE FROM WHICH THE COLLOIDAL FRACTIONS WERE EXTRACTED. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 28, pp 469-480, 9 FIG, 4 TAB, 9 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01490403

Authors:

Havens, J H
Young, J L
Baker, R F

Editors:

Crum, Roy W
Burggraf, Fred
Carey Jr, W N

Publication Date:

1949

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 28
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Sep 27 1971 12:00AM

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