MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, LIBERIA

FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1

Paving
of Harper - Karloken (50km) and Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town
(80km)
Contract No.

Test. Ref. No.

Location

Sample Date :

Sample Description

Testing Date:

Initial wt.before washing (g)

Dry wt.after washing

sieve

size

(g)

Standard
mm.

37.50

Moisture content(%)

partial

Percentage

Percnentage

Retained

Retained

Initial dry weight (g)

Passing

Governing

Passing

Specification Passing

20.00
10.00
5.00
2.00

0.425
0.075

Pan

Wash Loss
Total

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS

100
90
80

Passing (%)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

0.01

0.10

1.00

Sieve (mm)

10.00

REMARKS:
Tested

Contractor's Technician

Checked & Verified

Contractor's Representative

Approved

Engineer's Materials Engineer

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, LIBERIA

FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1

Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town
(80km)

DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
Test Ref.No :
Date sampled :
Date tested :

contract No.

type of material:

Source of Sample:

Pit No.

LIQUID LIMIT

Container number
Number of blows
Wt.of Container +Wet soil (g)
Wt.of Container +Dry soil (g)
Wt.of water
(g)
Wt.of Container weight (g)
Wt.of Dry soil
(g)
Moisture content
(%)
Average
( %)

PLASTIC LIMIT

50
49

Moisture content %

48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40

10

No.10
No.40

20

SIEVE ANALYSIS

Sieve size

No.200

2.00 mm

0.425 mm

0.075 mm

Plastic Limit
Liquid Limit
Plasticity Index
Group Index
Soil Classification
Remark :

Tested

Contractor's Technician

30

No. of blows

Wt/Rt

%Pass

Mould number

40

LINEAR SHRINKAGE

Initial length L0(mm)

Oven-dried length LD(mm)

Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1LD/L0)
(%)
Average %

Checked & Verified

Contractor's Representative

Checked & Verified

Engineer's representative

50