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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