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P R E F A C E TO T H E S E C O N D E D I T I O N

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The title of the second edition has been changed to reflect the fact that most of
the additions deal with fills that are not compacted.
The major new work is Chapter 9, Septic Systems,which includes descrip-
tions of the sequential steps of this important technology: Site Investigation
and Evaluation, and Design and Construction, followed by three aspects of
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attention to existing systems: Renovation and Repair, Maintenance, and Sys-


tem Management. Emphasis is given to Site Investigation and Evaluation and
to Maintenance because it is my feeling that these aspects of the technology
are not usuallygiven the attention they deserve. I also feel that proper attention
to these neglected aspects can yield the best return for the least expenditure of
time, cost, and effort,both in terms of return on investment and with respect to
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the protection of the environment.


Extensive new material has been added in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 concerning
the burgeoning use of artificial fills throughout the world (foam plastics, Elas-
tizell, Geocell, Solite), and the use of waste materials as fills (shredded tires,
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wood chips).The use ofsuch fills has potential multiple benefits, including the
constructive use of materials that normally present problems of disposal, the
consequent mitigation of pollution problems (such as tire storage, fire haz-
ards, and the related potential for air and groundwater pollution), and the
avoidance of dealing with the growing problem of contaminated soil fills,
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resulting in the growing scarcity of “clean fills,” especially in urban areas. A


proposal is described that hopefully will encourage greater attention to re-
search and development on the thermal properties of fills toward the eventual
use of fills for the conservation of energy.

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New material dealing with the correlation of standard and modified Proc-
tor densities, and a method for determining numerical values of bearing
capacities for Proctor densities are included (Sections 4.3 and 4.4). Case
studies are used to augment the descriptions.
In Section 11.3,Seminars and Lectures, I have added my recommendation

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for a two-day compaction seminar,given by F. C. Budinger, P.E.I participated

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in one of these seminars (as a luncheon speaker), and can attest to the excep-
tional value of the presentation. I have communicated with Mr.Budinger,and
learned that he offersthe seminar on both a scheduled individual-registration
basis, and on an in-house “by arrangement” basis. Thus, large soils engineer-
ing companies, earthworkcontractors, or equipment manufacturers may wish

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to invite him to present his seminar to their staff. With this book and his
seminar, I guarantee a full and complete education in compaction tech-
nology.
Those who have read the first edition know that I value plain, clear lan-
guage (with occasional humor thrown in), sometimes to the point of being
quite blunt, so let me establish that tone here in the preface. As is inferred by
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many of the case studies in the book, I have been almost constantly amazed at
the number of large earthwork contractors who know little or nothing about
compaction technology. It is perhaps understandable that a guy with a pickup
truck and a backhoe might be ignorant of soils compaction technology, but a
contractor who has many many millions of dollars in capital equipment and
who regularly bids on major jobs is quite another matter. Not to invest the
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relatively tiny amount of time and money toward the “compaction education”
of his or her staff has never made any sense to me. For example, one of the
things that I recall from Budinger’s seminar was his emphasis on the impor-
tance of moisture control in the field, assertingthat “the most important pieces
of equipment [are] the sprinkler truck and the related mixing equipment
needed to adjust field moisture of placed fills.” Most contractors, at least in my
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experience, would regard such requirements as an annoyance at best, and


nonsense at worst, and would resist the imposition of such demands, or go
along with great reluctance, all because they do not appreciate the importance
of correct field moisture toward easy and efficient field compaction. I submit
that, if they take the time to learn, their profits will increase,and field work will
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go a lot more smoothly and amicably, simply because the contractor’s repre-
sentative will understand and agree to the required adjustments. Knowledge is
power and profits.
Finally, I offer my own services as a lecturer on aspects of septic system
technology, with an unusual twist. Since retiring from engineering education
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in 1984,I have gotten into storytellilng and, believe it or not, I am developing a


story about a privy builder. A personal friend, Bayonne Jim Kontje, sent me a
little book, entitled TheSpecialist,written by a fellow named Chic Sale. At first,
I thought it was an obscure effort by an equally obscure author, but later
learned it was a best-seller some time in the 1920s (600,OOO copies!), and that

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Chic Sale was a comedian who also had a flair for writing. Needless to say, the
book has some pretty funny descriptive passages. The result: The Specialist.
Accordingly, Chapter 9, Septic Systems, is appropriately dedicated to the
memory of Chic Sale, and to Lem Putt,the privy builder “specialist” of the
story(wh0, incidentally,was a real person). For those interestedin the seminar

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or the lecture, addresses are listed in Section 11.3.

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I hope you enjoy the book, and maybe even some day, the story..

EDWARD
J. MONA”
Axon0 pines Pennsylvania

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