Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Optimization of compaction in granular material without the use of traditional ground improvement methods may be possible by optimizing the percentage of finer material and the median grain size ratio in binary soil mixtures. In this study, the median grain size ratio D50/d50 was explored as a fundamental parpmeter affecting the compaction characteristics of binary mixes made from natural sands as opposed to singular measurements such as fines content and mean grain size traditionally used to represent granular soils. A total of 18 binary granular mixes were synthetically generated from natural sands obtained from Longboat Key, Florida and evaluated through grain size analysis, laboratory compaction and determination of relative density. Results indicate that the D50/d50 ratio shows promise as a fundamental parameter for compaction optimization in binary mixes with values exceeding six approaching the densest packing configuations.
Extent
xii, 197 p. : ill. (some col.), maps
Recommended Citation
Brenner, Tara Devine, "Effect of median grain size ratio on the compaction behavior of binary granular mixes" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 509.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/509
Identifier
FADT3358329
Comments
by Tara Devine Brenner.|Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012.|Includes bibliography.|Mode of access: World Wide Web.|System requirements: Adobe Reader.|by Tara Devine Brenner.