Nolasco, Alfonso Manuel I.

4CEA

Date Started:

November 08, 2013

Date Submitted: November 15, 2013

Experiment no. 1 Soil Properties & Laboratory Testing I. Objectives The experiment aims to familiarize the students with the different laboratory testing with the different laboratory testing apparatus and equipment used in the determination of soil properties. II. Data and Results No. Soil Property Equipment / Apparatus (For the Calcium Carbide Method) 1. Metallic pressure vessel, with a clamp for sealing the cup, along with a gauge calibrated in percentage water content. 2. Counterpoised balance, for weighing the sample 3. Scoop, for measuring the absorbent (Calcium Carbide) 4. 3 steel balls of about 12.5mm dia. And 1 steel ball of 25mm dia. 5. One bottle of the absorbent (Calcium Carbide) (For the Oven Drying Method) 1. Thermostatically controlled oven maintained o at a temperature of 110 5 C 2. Weighing balance, with an accuracy of Importance

Soils that are saturated with water or that have a water table near the surface are significantly limited for most construction purposes. Excess water in a soil affects nearly all soil survey interpretations for rural and other land uses. Naturally wet areas have special value as catchments and as wetland habitat

Water Content

0.04% of the weight of the soil taken

3. Air-tight container made of non-corrodible

material and lid 4. Tongs

Increase in the volume of Soil when subjected to submergence in water

(Free Swell Index) 1. IS Sieve of size 425m 2. Oven 3. Balance, with an accuracy of 0.01g 4. Graduated glass cylinder- 2nos., each of 100ml capacity
(Plastic Limit) 1. Porcelain evaporating dish about 120mm dia. 2. Spatula 3. Container to determine moisture content 4. Balance, with an accuracy of 0.01g 5. Oven 6. Ground glass plate; 20cm x 15cm 7. Rod; 3mm dia. And about 10cm long (Liquid Limit) 1. Casagrandes liquid limit device 2. Grooving tools of both standard and ASTM types 3. Oven 4. Evaporating dish 5. Spatula 6. IS Sieve of size 425m 7. Weighing balance, with 0.01g acuuracy 8. Wash bottle 9. Air-tight and non-corrodible container for determination of moisture content (Particle Size Distribution) 1. A set of fine IS Sieves of sizes 2mm, 600m,

Plastic Limit

Liquid Limit

425m, 212m and 75m

Particle Size Distribution 2. A set of coarse IS Sieves of sizes 20mm, 10mm and 4.75mm 3. Weighing balance, with an accuracy of 0.1% of the weight of sample 4. Oven 5. Mechanical Shaker 6. Mortar with rubber pestle 7. Brushes 8. Trays

Specific Gravity of Soil

(Specific Gravity of Soil) 1. Two density bottles of approximately 50ml capacity along with stoppers o 2. Constant temperature water bath (27.0 +.2 C) 3. Vacuum desiccator 4. Oven, capable of maintaining a temperature of

105 to 110oC 5. Weighing balance, with an accuracy of 0.001g 6. Spatula

(Sand Replacement Method) 1. Sand-pouring cylinder conforming to IS:2720 (Part XXVIII) 1974 2. Cylindrical calibrating container conforming to IS:2720 (Part XXVIII) 1974 3. Soil cutting and excavating tools such as a scraper tool, bent spoon 4. Glass plate 450mm square and 9mm think or larger 5. Metal containers to collect excavated soil 6. Metal tray 300mm square and 40mm deep with a 100mm hole in the center 7. Balance, with an accuracy of 1g (Core Cutter Method) 1. Cylindrical core cutter 2. Steel dolley 3. Steel rammer 4. Balance, with an accuracy of 1g 5. Straightedge 6. Square metal tray 300mm x 300mm x 40mm 7. Trowel (Maximum Dry Density and Optimum Moisture Content of Soil) 1. Cylindrical metal mould It should be either of 100mm dia. And 1000cc volume or 150 dia. And 2250cc volume and should conform to IS: 10074 1982 2. Balances one of 10kg capacity, sensitive to 1g

In-Situ Dry Density of Soil

Maximum Dry Density and Optimum Moisture Content of Soil

and the other of 200g capacity, sensitive to 0.01g 3. Oven thermostatically controlled with an interior of non-corroding material to maintain o temperature between 105 and 110 C 4. Straightedge 5. IS Sieves of sizes 475mm, 19mm, and 37.5mm