TABLE B-22-2. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TROXLER NUCLEAR DENSITY/MOISTURE
GAUGE AND THE SAND-CONE TECHNIQUE
WET DENSITY
Sand Cone
Janet

Enewetak

DRY DENSITY

Troxler

Sand Cone

% MOISTURE

Troxler

Sand Cone

Troxler

1.

1.69

1.66

1.46

1.43

15.8

16,1

2.

1.64

1.71

1.43

1.46

14.7

17.1

3.

1.81

1.72

1.46

1.42

24.0

20.7

4,

1.60

1.63

1.37

1.35

16.8

20.7

5.

1.83

1.77

1.67

1.60

9.6

10.6

6.

1.57

1.46

1.22

1.30

28.7

12.3

7.

1.64

1.50

1.43

1.31

14.4

14.4

8.

1.68

1.61

1.41

1.41

19.1

14,2

9.

1.71

1.71

1.49

1.48

14.8

15.5

10.

1.68

1.59

1.43

1.36

17.0

16.9

il.

1.57

1.52

1.34

1.32

16.9

15.2

12,

1.66

1.77

1.47

1.55

12.8

13.8

1.

1.86

1.73

1.68

1.56

10.7

10.9

SAND CONE/TROXLER

With #6

Without #6

Wet Density

1.03 + 0.05

1.02 + 0.05

Dry Density
% Moisture

1.02 + 0.04
Lil + .39

1.02 + 0.04
1.00 + 0.14

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