LIGHT COMPACTION TEST:

DIA OF MOULD, (d) cm

HEIGHT OF MOULD, H (cm) =

VOL. OF MOULD, V (cm^3) =1000
MASS OF MOULD, W (gm) =4320 gm
TYPE OF TEST = LIGHT COMPACTION
WT. OF RAMMER=
NO. OF LAYER= 3
NO. OF BLOWS= 25
DETERMINATIO 1
2
3
4
5
6
N NO.
MASS OF
6189 6315 6405 6444 6420 6380
MOULD+COMPAC
TED SOIL (gm)

Mass of
1869 1995
compacted soil
( wt) gm
Wet density
1.86 1.99
9
5
Crucible no
28
45
Mass of
116
113
crucible+wet
soil
Mass of
110
106
crucible+dry
soil
Mass of water 6
7
Mass of
44
43
crucible
Mass of dry
66
63
soil
Water content 9.09 11.1
(%)
1
Dry density
1.71 1.79

2085 2124 2100 2060

2.08
5
35
104

2.12
4
2
114

2.10
0
24
134

2.06
0
27
137

97

105

121

122

7
44

9
44

13
43

15
41

53

61

78

81

13.2

14.7

16.6

18.5

1.84

1.85

1.80

1.73

Dry density at
100%
saturation