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Repeatability and Reliability of the Tube Suction Test

W. Spencer Guthrie, Peter M. Ellis, and Tom ScullionView all authors and affiliations
Volume 1772, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.3141/1772-18

Abstract

The tube suction test (TST) was developed in a cooperative effort between the Finnish National Road Administration and the Texas Transportation Institute for assessing the moisture susceptibility of granular base materials. The moisture-susceptibility ranking is based on the mean surface dielectric value of compacted specimens after a 10-day capillary soak in the laboratory. The factors that influence moisture susceptibility are discussed, and the use of dielectric measurements in the TST is explained. The TST protocol is given. The repeatability of the test is then evaluated at three different dielectric values, and statistical techniques are employed to enable estimation of the number of replicate samples required in the TST to achieve specified levels of tolerance and reliability. On the basis of the promising results of the test, the Texas Department of Transportation will begin implementation of the TST statewide during 2001.

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Volume 1772, Issue 1
Pages: 151 - 157
Article first published: January 2001
Issue published: January 2001

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W. Spencer Guthrie
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3135
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Peter M. Ellis
Department of Business Administration, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-3510
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Tom Scullion
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3135
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