A Comparison of the T.R.R.L. and C.R.R.E.L. Tests for the Frost Susceptibility of Soils

The frost susceptibility criteria and laboratory frost heave tests of tte United Kingdom Transport and Road Research Laboratory (T.R.R.L.) and the United States Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (C.R.R.E.L.) were compared by testing four stabilized pulverized fuel ashes. The two...

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Published in:Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Main Authors: Sutherland, H. B., Gaskin, P. N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t73-046
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t73-046
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Summary:The frost susceptibility criteria and laboratory frost heave tests of tte United Kingdom Transport and Road Research Laboratory (T.R.R.L.) and the United States Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (C.R.R.E.L.) were compared by testing four stabilized pulverized fuel ashes. The two tests led to very similar frost susceptibility classifications. The T.R.R.L. frost heave test was considered to be the more suitable test since it uses a simpler test procedure that also allows all specimens in a batch to be subjected to the specified test conditions.