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CE 342

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SESSIONAL

EXPERIMENT NO- 02
DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOIL

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING,


BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA,
BANGLADESH.

August, 2016
DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOIL

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

 This lab is performed to determine the specific gravity of soil


passing 4.75 mm sieve by using a water pycnometer.

 Not applicable to highly organic soil; soil which can be


altered by this method; soil which floats in water; soil which
dissolves in water.

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DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOIL

WHAT IS SPECIFIC GRAVITY ?

 Specific gravity of soil is the ratio of the mass of a unit

volume of a soil to the mass of the same volume of gas free

distilled water at 20ºC.

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SIGNIFICANCE

 Specific gravity of a soil is used in the phase relationship.

 Soil density calculation.

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REFERENCE

 ASTM D 854-02 : Standard Test Methods for Specific


Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer.

 Engineering Properties of Soils Based on Laboratory


Testing, Prof. Krishna Reddy, UIC.

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EQUIPMENT
PYCNOMETER

 WATER PYCNOMETER

 250 ml

MARK

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EQUIPMENT
BALANCE

ON/OFF

ZERO

UNIT

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EQUIPMENT
VACUUM PUMP

TO PYCNOMETER

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EQUIPMENT

WATER

HEATING ARRANGEMENT

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EQUIPMENT

DISH SPOON FUNNEL

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PROCEDURE

 DETERMINE AND RECORD THE

WEIGHT OF THE EMPTY CLEAN

AND DRY PYCNOMETER.

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PROCEDURE

 MEASURE 50 gm OVEN DRY

SOIL SAMPLE.

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PROCEDURE

 PLACE THE MEASURED 50 gm

SOIL IN THE PYCNOMETER.

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PROCEDURE

 ADD TAP WATER TO FILL

ABOUT ¾ OF PYCNOMETER.

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PROCEDURE

 SOAK THE SAMPLE FOR

ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

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PROCEDURE

 HEAT THE SAMPLE UNTIL THE

WATER IN THE SOIL-WATER

MIXTURE START TO BOIL.

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PROCEDURE

 APPLY VACUUM TO THE

CONTENTS FOR 10 MINUTES

DURING BOILING OF WATER IN

SOIL- WATER MIXTURE TO

REMOVE THE ENTRAPPED AIR.

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PROCEDURE

 STOP THE VACUUM AND

CAREFULLY REMOVE THE LINE

FROM PYCNOMETER. FILL THE

PYCNOMETER WITH WATER TO

THE MARK AND KEEP FOR ONE

DAY TO BRING IT TO THE ROOM

TEMPERATURE.

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PROCEDURE

 NEXT DAY (THE DAY AFTER

THE CLASS) TAKE THE WEIGHT

OF THE PYCNOMETER FILLED

WITH WATER AND SOIL SAMPLE.

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PROCEDURE

 EMPTY THE PYCNOMETER AND

CLEAN IT. THEN FILL IT WITH

WATER TO THE MARK.

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PROCEDURE

 DETERMINE THE WEIGHT OF

THE PYCNOMETER AND WATER.

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PROCEDURE

 DETERMINE THE ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH

THERMOMETER.

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THANK YOU

QUESTIONS

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