Report 273 Use and application of the MCA (Moisture Condition Apparatus) with particular reference to glacial tills

Publication Year

1997

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Detailed test procedures are given for the use of the Moisture Condition Apparatus (MCA) to determine soil acceptability for earthworks at the ground investigation and earthworking stages of a project. Guidance is given on the particle size of soils which can be tested MCA, on the effect of large particles on the application of the MCA, on appropriate limits of acceptability, on Moisture Condition Value (MCV) precision test data, and the certification of MCA machines and operators.

Author

Matheson, G. D. and Winter, M. G.

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