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Variability in Geotechnical Properties of Sediments and Dredged Materials
VARIABILITY DUE TO SPATIAL LOCATION
Figure 1. Cumulative grain size distribution (by weight) curves for river bottom samples
Figure 3. Undrained shear strength vs. water content on drying to the liquid limit
Table 3. Physical Properties of Dump Scow Sediment Samples
Figure 5. Frequency grain size distribution (by weight) curves for dredged material samples taken at three locations in the dump scow during one load cycle
VARIABILITY DUE TO DREDGING OPERATION
Figure 8. Comparison of pre-dredged and post-dredged vane shear strengths
VARIABILITY DUE TO DREDGED MATERIAL PLACEMENT
Table 6. Physical Properties of Ocean-Placed Sediment Samples
Figure 11. Cumulative grain size distribution (by weight) curves for pre- dredged and post-placed material samples after mechanical dredging and dump scow placement
Figure 13. Cumulative grain size distribution (by weight) curves for pre- dredged, post-placed, and original foundation materials after mechanical dredging and dump scow placement
Table 7. Physical Properties of Sediment Grab Samples
Figure 15. Comparison of water content definitions
Figure 16. Variability between cumulative grain size distributions (weight vs. volume basis) for identical materials
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