65 blows per year

Moisture Values Dry Values

content density
Wt of empty
Container No F11 Mould (g) 6596

Wt of Mould
Wt of + Compacted
container 44.64 soil (g) 12184
Wt of cont + Volume of
Wet soil (g) 152.88 mold (cm3) 2354
Wt of cont + Bulk density
dry soil (g) 146.55 (g/cm3) 2.373832
Moisture Dry density
Content 4.32% (g/cm3) 2.275543

Calibration constant (lbs/in) is 19.2

Deflection
dial Area of
readings Proving Piston piston
Penetration (mm) ring reading load (in2) Stress (lb/in2)
0 0 0 0 3 0
0.024 0.625 2 38.4 3 12.8
0.05 1.27 4 76.8 3 25.6
0.075 1.905 6 115.2 3 38.4
0.1 2.54 8 153.6 3 51.2
0.125 3.175 9 172.8 3 57.6
0.15 3.81 15 288 3 96
0.175 4.445 19 364.8 3 121.6
0.2 5.08 22 422.4 3 140.8
0.3 7.62 40 768 3 256
0.4 10.16 55 1056 3 352
0.5 12.7 72 1382.4 3 460.8
 Stress vs Penetration
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Stress

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0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55

Pentration