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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested in soil and rock engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. FILL PROCESSING AND COMPACTION EQUIPMENT, 2. TEST FILLS, 3. IMPERVIOUS AND SEMIPERVIOUS FILL, 4. COMPACTION FUNDAMENTALS, 5. COMPACTION SPECIFICATIONS, 6. METHODS OF RELATING FILL DENSITY AND WATER CONTENT TO MAXIMUM DENSITY AND OPTIMUM WATER CONTENT., 7. OPERATIONS IN ADVERSE WEATHER, 8. COMPACTION IN CONFINED AREAS, 9. PERVIOUS FILL, 10. COMPACTION EQUIPMENT, 11. MATERIAL GRADATIONS, 12. WATER CONTENT CONTROL, 13. LIFT THICKNESSES AND NUMBER OF PASSES OR COVERAGES, 14. CONSTRUCTION CONTROL, 15. TEST RESULTS AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN, 16. ROCK FILL, 17. HARD ROCK, 18. SEMICOMPACTED EARTH FILLS, 19. CONSTRUCTION CONTROL, 20. SEQUENCE OF PLACEMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES, 21. PLACEMENT SEQUENCE, 22. MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES, 23. SLOPE PROTECTION, 24. DOWNSTREAM SLOPE PROTECTION.

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Paul Guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with 35 years of experience designing buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a principal staff advisor to the California Legislature on capital outlay and infrastructure issues. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local offices with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineering Institute and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Fellow of ASCE and AEI.

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