Department of Civil Engineering

GITAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Wonnerly KnO\\TI 35 College of Engineering. GIT AMI
GITAM UN IVE RSITY
Ru shikonda. Visakhapa1na111 - 530 045 (AP)
Head o f th e Dcpurtmcnt Phonc.::089 1-28-10260 (Dirc.:ct) Fax:0891-2780399
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• Tc.:sts Conduc1~-<l for Assistant fac.:cutiw Engineer. PI U ( PR) Sub-Division. Chodavaram.

Visakhap:itnarn Di ' trict
Re:. No: t\PDRI' 0 o Dy.EE. PI U(PR)t Chodavaram, Ir. di 22-09-20 I 5.
Sampks were supplied to our Labor.1tory.

• Purpose.: PRED: APDRP. New Proposed Roads : PIU (PR) Sub-division.

• Loc,llion & Noiation
Chodavaram Providing OT to the roads from .. Rayapurajupcta to
Ambcrupuram" (S-2 ) the.: following Chainage mentioned below. Tests
conducted on Sub-Grade Soil. for the design and formation of roads. in
order to adopt quality Control during formation. works to be taken up
tm,k~ ,\PDRP Approv.1i and Sanction- reg.
S-2 : Collected at oum: at Ch: ~ 2/1 55kms

• Test conducted Grai n Size.: Analysis. Attcrbcrg's Limits for fines. IS-Light Weight
Compaction. CBR Tc.:st (Soakc.:d) on sub-grJdc soils.
TEST IU:Sli l.TS
r S.No. Descri lion S-2
Grain Sil(' Anaf~·si!>
a) Gravel (%)ge 10
b) Sand (%)gc 70
c Silt & Cla, fines O
o •c 20
II Attcrberg's Consistancy limits
a) Liquid Limit (%)ge 28
b) Plastic Limit (%)ge 22
c Pla!>tic1t, lnde:-- O,o •c.: 06
Ill I. ·. Cla ifka tion nn hol S:\f-SC
IIV- Oiffc rcntiul Free S" cll -lr-,c-le-~- ,-, .,-,-.-
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,. V • LS.Light Compaction Tc~t Rcsulh '
a) Max Dry l~nsity (g/cm3 ) 1.7-1
. b2 Optimum Water Content (%~e) 7.5
C. H.ll. (Soaked) at 0.1\1.C (¾gc)
a) fa' 2.5 mm Penetration 6.50
~ __ bl@ 5.0 mm Penctrn_, t_io-'-1_1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,'--_ _ _5.50
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~Oil' : CBR -Valuc.: s "ere found after 4-Da)S of Soaking Period as per. IS-2720. Part( 16).: S-2 is ..SM-
- - . C". Silt) Sand-Clayey Sand as pc.:r (I -1 -198) cla' sitication procedures. COR Valuc.:s may be
1.1~e11 a'> pc.:r the above value.:~ corresponding to 2.5mm Pcnc.: tration for the pa, emc.:nt dc!>ign
purpo!>CS.

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IIEAD OF Tllltl>EPT. OF Cl\"IL E~GG.
·11-:s-1 l l\G l~ CIIARGE
Prof. y_ Satya Prabhakar Head of the Dept of Civil Engineenng
GTE.Laberatory lncharge GITAM Institute of Technology
Dept of Cw, En91rcer1no . GIT. GITAM UNIVERSllY
GlTAU l.J 'VERSllY VlSAKHAPATNAM · 530 045
VISAKHAPATtU•t,1 - 530 045