FIELD DENSITY BY SAND REPLACEMENT METHOD

A. Calibration for Bulk unit weight of Sand S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. Volume of calibrating cylinder, Vc Weight of pouring cylinder filled with sand, W1 Weight of pouring cylinder after pouring sand into the calibrating container and cone, W3 Mean weight of sand in the cone, W2 Calculations 5. Weight of sand in the calibrating container, Wc = W1-W3-W2 Bulk unit weight of sand, Determination No. 1 2 3

6.

s =

Wc Vc

B. Dry unit weight of soil S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. Weight of excavated wet soil from hole, Wews Weight of pouring cylinder filled with sand, W1 Weight of pouring cylinder after pouring sand into the hole and cone, W4 Calculations 5. Weight of sand in the hole, Wh = W1-W4-W2 6. 7. 8. 9. Volume of sand in the hole, Vh = Bulk unit weight of soil, b = Water content, w Dry unit weight of soil, d = Determination No. 1 2 3

Wh

Wews Vh

b
1+ w

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C. Water content by Oven-drying method S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. Container No. Weight of empty container, W1 Weight of container + wet soil, W2 Weight of container + dry soil, W3 Calculations 5. 6. 7. Weight of water, Weight of solids, Water content, w = Ww= W2-W3 Ws= W3-W1 Determination No. 1 2 3

Ww 100 Ws

SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FINE GRAINED SOIL SOLIDS BY THE DENSITY BOTTLE METHOD
S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Density Bottle No. Weight of empty density bottle, W1 Weight of bottle + dry soil, W2 Weight of bottle + soil + water, W3 Weight of bottle filled with water, W4 Test Temperature (TC) Calculations 7. Determination No. 1 2 3

GT oC = G4o C =

(W2 W1 ) 100 (W2 W1 ) (W3 W4 ) (W2 W1 ) GT 100 (W2 W1 ) (W3 W4 )

8.

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GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS

A. Coarse Sieve Analysis
Total weight of dry soil taken for sieve + pipette analysis, W = ______________ OBSERVATIONS S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sieve No. Sieve opening 40 20 10 6.3 4.75 2 1 0.6 0.3 0.15 0.075 pan Weight of soil retained CALCULATIONS Percentage Cumulative % finer retained % retained

B. Fine Sieve Analysis by Pipette method

Weight of dry soil, W = Wd =50 gm Vol. of pipette = 10 cc Effective depth = 10 cm Volume of suspension = 1000 cc Wt. of dispersing agent added = 1 gm

Vol. of dispersing agent added = 25 ml

B. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Elapsed time, t (sec) 30 60 120 240 480 900 1800 3600 7200 86400

Observations Temp (C) Wt. of dish+ dry soil (W1) Wt. of dish (W2) Particle size, D (mm)

Calculations WD N N

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LIQUID LIMIT TEST

S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No. of blows (N) Container No. Container weight , W1 Weight of container + wet soil, W2 Weight of container + dry soil, W3 Calculations 7. 9. 8. 9. Weight of water, Ww = W2 - W3 Weight of dry soil, Ws = W3 W1 Water content, wl = Flow Index, If Determination No. 1 2 3 4 5

Ww 100 Ws

PLASTIC LIMIT TEST

S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. Container No. Container weight , W1 Weight of container + wet soil, W2 Weight of container + dry soil, W3 Calculations 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9. 10. Weight of water, Ww = W2 - W3 Weight of dry soil, Ws = W3 W1 Water content, w p = Plasticity Index, Ip Toughness Index, It Natural water content, wn Consistency Index, Ic Determination No. 1 2 3 4 Avg.

Ww 100 Ws

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SHRINKAGE LIMIT TEST

S. No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Weight of Shrinkage dish Weight of shrinkage dish + wet pat Weight of wet soil pat, W1 Weight of dry soil pat, Ws Weight of mercury weighing cup, Wc Wt. of mercury filling the shrinkage dish + mercury weighing cup, W2 Trail -1 Trail -2 Trail -3 Avg. 7. Weight of mercury displaced by pat + mercury weighing cup, W3 Trail -1 Trail -2 Trail -3 Avg. Calculations 8. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Wt. of mercury filling the shrinkage dish, W2-Wc Weight of mercury displaced by pat, W3-Wc Volume of wet soil pat, V1 Volume of dry soil pat, V2 Shrinkage limit, ws Shrinkage ratio, SR Volumetric shrinkage, VS Gradation Silt Clay D50 AtterbergLimits,% LL,% PL,% PI Determination No. 1 2 3 4 Avg.

Soil

Gravel

Sand

Cu

Cc

Classification

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CONSTANT HEAD PERMEABILITY TEST

Dimensions of specimen: Length, L =____________ Diameter, D =_________________ Area, A = ________ Volume, V =_____________ Dry density of sample, d =______ Test temperature, T C = ________ Weight of sample, W =_____
S. No. Trail No. Hydraulic Head, h (cm) Hydraulic gradient, i Time (sec) Quantity of water, Q (cm3) Avg. Qty. of Q (cm3) kT C (cm/sec) K20 C (cm/sec)

1.

2.

1 2 3 1 2 3 Average:

COMPACTION TEST
Mould Dimensions: Diameter, D = _______ Height, H = __________ Volume, V = ______ Weight of the mould and base, W1 = _______ Compaction details: No. of layers, Nl = ______ Blows/Layer, Nb=_____ Hammer weight =___ Hammer drop, h = _____ Specific gravity of solids, G = _____________ A. Unit weight of soil:
S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. Weight of mould + base plate + compacted soil, W2 Calculations Wt. of compacted soil, W = W2 W1 Bulk unit weight of soil, b Dry unit weight, d Void Ratio, e Degree of saturation, S Dry unit weight at 100% saturation Dry unit weight at 80% saturation Determination No. 1 2 3 4 5

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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B. Water content determination:

S.No. Observations & calculations Observations 1. 2. 3. 4. Container No. Weight of empty container, W1 Weight of container + wet soil, W2 Weight of container + dry soil, W3 Calculations 5. 6. 7. Weight of water, Weight of solids, Water content, w = Ww= W2-W3 Ws= W3-W1 Determination No. 1 2 3 4 5

Ww 100 Ws

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