Moisture Density (Compaction) Test

Data Sheet
Test Method:
Date Tested:
Tested By:
Project Name:
Sample Number:
Visual Classification of Soil:

Standard Proctor, Method A (ASTM 698)

11-Nov-13
Stephanie Walters, Pennington Nieri, Emily Amick
Lab 03- CSM 303 Soils & Foundations
Bag - 1, 2'-6"
Gray silty clay, trace fine sand, low plasticity, moist, CL

Water Content Determination:

A
B
C
D
E
F

Compacted Soil - Sample Number

Water Content - Sample Number
Moisture Can Number - Lid Number
MC = Mass of empty, clean can + lid (grams)
MCMS = Mass of can, lid, and moist soil (grams)
MCDS = Mass of can, lid, and dry soil (grams)
MS = Mass of soil solids (grams)
MW = Mass of pore water (grams)
W = Water content, w%
W = Water content, w% (AVG)

Calc.

D=B-A
E=D-(C-A)
F=E/D x 100
(A+B)/2

1A
1B
1.00
2.00
7.78
7.83
11.78 11.05
11.48 10.81
4.00
3.22
0.30
0.24
7.50
7.45
7.48

2
2A
2B
3.00
4.00
7.71
7.90
10.71 11.10
10.41 10.75
3.00
3.20
0.30
0.35
10.00 10.94
10.47

3
3A
3B
5.00
6.00
7.50
7.90
10.70 12.00
10.30 11.52
3.20
4.10
0.40
0.48
12.50 11.71
12.10

4
4A
4B
7.00
8.00
8.10
7.60
11.10 10.20
10.70
9.84
3.00
2.60
0.40
0.36
13.33 13.85
13.59

5
5A
5B
9.00 10.00
7.70
7.65
10.30 10.33
10.02
9.92
2.60
2.68
0.28
0.41
10.77 15.30
13.03

Density Determination
V = Volume (cm)

G
H
I
J
K
L

Compacted Soil - Sample Number

W=Assumed water content, w%
W=Actual water content
Mass of compacted soil and mold (grams)
Mass of mold (grams)
Wet mass of soil in mold (grams)
= Wet density (gm/cm)
d = Dry density (gm/cm)

944

J=H-I
K=J/K
L=K/(1+G)

1
10.00
0.07
3457.20
1933.00
1524.20
1.61
1.50

2
12.00
0.10
3721.20
1933.00
1788.20
1.89
1.71

3
14.00
0.12
3909.00
1976.00
1933.00
2.05
1.83

4
16.00
0.14
3782.50
1849.50
1933.00
2.05
1.80

5
18.00
0.13
3715.20
1782.20
1933.00
2.05
1.81