The natural moisture-content, voids (porosity) and compaction of unconsolidated clayey rocks

✍ Scribed by P. G. H. Boswell

• Book ID: 102846227
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1951
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 912 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0072-1050
• DOI: 10.1002/gj.3350010303

✦ Synopsis

S LJ 41 M A K Y 1ht;l r t h t i n g t o tlir ii;ctural riioistiire-ci~ntcnt o f saniplcs o f saturated tine-grained setlimmt ranging from 1)cvonian to Itcccnt. are assenibled and (iiscussetl. They ind atr that thc voids occupy vo1unit.s proportionally 111uch greater than tliose shown hy pu1)lishctl tigurcs for porrlsity obtained hy standard tiisplacement mctliotls Voitl-ratiojprcss~ir~ (depth) relationships anti fornitrlae dc.isctl t o facilitate pr~i1ictic)n are thus likely t n need revision.

'The natural moisture-conten t varies with tlir predominance of particular clay-minerals. as well a s with grading. The special cases of calcareous muds. organic muds, varves and boulder clays (tills), are discussed. together with geological implications ~) f the further study of monture-cnntents.