Geo Soil Compaction

Credit: 2 hours

AIA LU Credits: 2

Soil compaction reduces total pore space of a soil.  More importantly it significantly reduces the amount of large pore space, restricting air and water movement into and through the soil. 

In geotechnical engineering, soil compaction is the process in which a stress applied to a soil causes densification as air is displaced from the pores between the soil grains. When stress is applied that causes densification due to water (or other liquid) being displaced from between the soil grains then consolidation, not compaction, has occurred.

This Webinar “GEO Soil Compaction” will address a combination of both engineering compaction and consolidation while covering a variety of compaction methods, soil construction, design factors, including both field and laboratory testing, etc.

Course Number:  ODP1008

Field of Study: Geotechnical

Level: Basic

Presenter:
Ronald Finger

Prerequisites:
None

Advanced Preparation:
None