LABORATORY PRACTICE 



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EXPERIMENT 11 



Shrinkage of Soils 



(A) The apparatus required for this experiment is 

 illustrated in Fig. 92. It consists of : 



1 . A block of hardwood (A) 6 inches by 6 inches and 

 1 inch thick. 



2. Upon it is mounted, as shown in the figure, a rec- 



5*", 



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FIG. 92. Apparatus for studying shrinkage of soils. See description 

 under Experiment 11. 



