Which of the following roller types is the most suitable for compacting fatty clay in field?
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Option 4 : Sheepfoot
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Type of Compaction Equipment |
Suitability |
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Rammers/Tampers |
All types of soils including confined areas such as fills, behind retaining walls, trenches, etc. |
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Smooth Wheel Rollers |
Crushed rocks, gravels, sands. |
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Pneumatic tyred rollers |
Preferred for silts of low plasticity; base, sub-base, and embankment compaction for highways. |
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Sheepfoot rollers |
Clayey soils of moderate plasticity e.g. core of earth dam. |
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Vibratory rollers |
Cohesionless soils at shallow depth. |
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Frog hammer |
At corners and confined areas |
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