The California bearing ratio (CBR) test is the most widely spread method of determining strength pavement material and fundamental to design practice in countries. This expensive, laborious time consuming, overcome this, Quasi static cone penetrometer machine was fabricated used measure consistency limits (liquid limit-LL, Plastic limit-PL Plasticity index-PI), which were develop an empirical e...

Stem and peduncle bending by the weight of the flower is one of the main postharvest problems in gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus.) and sometimes caused stem crushing or water loss. In this research, silicon and salicylic acid were applied to enhance the mechanical strength of inflorescence stem, and the results revealed that stem curving was decreased by silicon and salicylic acid treatments. ...

Naturally occurred soil deposits inherit heterogeneity and anisotropy in their strength properties. The main purpose of this paper is to model the soil stratum with anisotropy consideration and spatially varying undrained shear strength by using random field theory coupled with finite difference numerical analysis to evaluate their effect on the bearing capacity of the shallow foundations. In t...

the shear strength and shear energy per unit area, as well as the force and energy required for picking flowers, are important parameters in the design and development of harvesting mechanisms. in this study, shear strength and shear energy per unit area of saffron (crocus sativus l.) stems were determined at different bevel angles and shear velocities. the force and energy required for picking...

The particle size distribution of output material is affected by type of crusher used .The demolition debris of particle size less than 37.5 mm. The inclusion of upto 15% of particle larger than 37.5 mm should not alter density significantly. Water absorption of coarse and fine particle of crushed brick aggregates passing 19 mm 4.75 mm respectively and retaining on 4.75 mm are 6.15 % and 6.20 %...

The durability of the road flexural pavement structure is largelydetermined by performance each layer. One these factors isthe strength and resilience subbase. Compaction inaccordance with applicable standards will produce roads goodquality so that life longer there less damage. Thepurpose this study to analyze carrying capacity using CBR,the value field density sand cone test thecorrelation CB...

Abstract This study was to evaluate the engineering properties of cement stabilized expansive clay soils. considered an experimental program determine Atterberg limits, free swell index, compaction characteristics, California Bearing Ratio (CBR), and mixtures. The collected soils were using 10, 12, 14, 16 % by weight. laboratory results showed that have low shear strength high swelling potentia...

We report the first direct observational evidence for alignment of galaxy spin axes with the local tidal shear field. We measured quantitatively the strength of this directional correlation of disk galaxies in the Tully catalog with the local shear field reconstructed from PSCz galaxies. The observed correlation of galaxy spin orientations with the intrinsic shear field is found to be significa...