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Casagrande Cup
Casagrande Cup
Casagrande Cup
ASPHALT LAB
Lic. Dora G. Salazar Blas.
English Teacher
One of the pioneers
in the soil mechanic
study.
Soil is patted smooth across the brass cup to a thickness of 10 mm. The
grooving tool is used to make a groove completely through the soil pat that
is 2 mm wide at the bottom, 11 mm wide at the top, and 8 mm deep
(ASTM 2010).
The brass cup is hinged on one edge so that a cam shaft with a hand-
operated crank can be used to raise the cup and allow it to drop abruptly 10
mm onto a hard rubber base at a rate of 120 drops per minute.
The number of drops required to cause the soil to flow from both sides to
close the groove over a distance of 12.7 mm is recorded; a...
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