Table 10 (cont'd). Resilient modulus samples tested.
Class 3 Subbase
Class 6 Base Course
Dry density
Water content
Dry density Water content
Mg/m3 (lb/ft3)
Mg/m3 (lb/ft3)
No.
(% by wt)
No.
(% by wt)
Thawed
Thawed
CE 55 Compactive effort
CE 55 Compactive effort
Class 3-1
2.11 (131.5)
7.2
Class 6-2
2.08 (130.0)
9.6
2.12 (132.1)
3.3
2.08 (130.0)
6.0
2.12 (132.3)
0.8
Class 6-3
2.06 (128.4)
10.1
Class 3-2R
2.13 (132.7)
5.1
2.06 (128.4)
8.9
2.12 (132.6)
3.2
2.09 (130.7)
7.3
2.12 (132.3)
0.8
Class 6-4
2.09 (130.6)
9.5
Class 3-3
2.09 (130.4)
8.3
2.09 (130.6)
7.5
2.10 (131.2)
6.7
2.14 (133.8)
7.2
2.10 (130.9)
2.1
2.14 (133.8)
6.5
2.10 (131.4)
1.4
Class 6-5
2.06 (128.7)
9.3
Class 3-4
2.08 (129.6)
9.3
2.06 (128.7)
7.1
2.09 (129.8)
7.9
2.05 (128.2)
5.1
2.09 (130.5)
4.0
2.05 (128.2)
4.8
2.10 (131.0)
2.4
2.10 (131.0)
2.4
Class 6-6
2.13 (133.1)
8.9
Frozen
Class 3-1
2.06 (128.3)
7.6
2.18 (136.0)
4.9
Class 3-2
2.09 (130.7)
6.2
2.18 (136.0)
4.4
Class 3-3
2.03 (126.5)
9.3
2.14 (133.3)
1.6
Class 3-4
2.02 (125.8)
10.1
2.14 (133.8)
0.7
Class 6-9
2.10 (134.2)
8.2
2.08 (136.2)
7.0
2.06 (136.2)
6.1
2.09 (136.2)
5.4
2.17 (135.3)
4.0
2.17 (135.3)
1.4
2.18 (136.3)
0.5
Frozen
Class 6-1
2.10 (130.9)
9.4
Class 6-2
2.08 (130.0)
9.6
Class 6-3
2.06 (128.4)
10.1
Class 6-4
2.09 (130.6)
9.5
Class 6-6
2.13 (133.1)
8.9
Class 6-9
2.15 (134.2)
8.2
(eq 4). The α and β constants characteristic of
Frozen. In attempting to represent the frozen
data with the general form eq 5, we tried three
each material are listed in Table 9.
different governing parameters, all related to the
The first governing parameter we tried was
unfrozen water content of the material, wu. The
wug, expressed as a decimal, which had been nor-
unfrozen water content expressed in gravimetric
malized to the total gravimetric water content in
form, wug, was determined as part of this study
the sample, wt, expressed as a decimal, also. The
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