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There is also D5856 in which you run the test in a compaction mold. Same problems as D2434 but may act as a stop-gap until D2434 is re-issued. ------------------------------ Gregory Thomas M.ASCE Laboratory Director Terrasense, LLC Totowa NJ (973) 812-1818 ------------------------------

I stand corrected on the cm being an official unit, thank you for pointing this out. When I was originally exposed to it on one project all units were prefixed according to powers of 3 ("m' for.001,"" for 1,"k" for 1000, etc.) but this may have been a project specific requirement. ------------------------------ ...

Alvaro, I believe that you have stated, exactly oppositely, of why there is a problem with units. When an engineer is dependent on a computer and cannot visualize whether the result is reasonable or not, there are going to be problems. One problem with the SI system is that the units are not humane. ...