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Liquid & Plastic Limit Tests - Cone penetrometer method

Location : Tapah (kaolin)

Liquid Limit: 49.4

Plastic Limit: 35.4
Plasticity
Index: 13.9

LIQUID LIMIT
Test No.

Gauge:

First

15.00

17.50

17.91 20.20 23.50

(mm)

Second

15.10

17.80

17.57 20.00 23.40

Mean

15.05

17.65

17.74 20.10 23.45

Tin or bottle No.

FM1

FM2

FM3

Wet soil + tin (g)

33.46

38.46

37.58 53.58 60.32

Dry soil + tin (g)

27.12

29.88

28.80 39.20 42.00

9.7

9.9

Mass of tin

(g)

FM4

FM5

9.90

9.90

9.90

14.38 18.32

Mass of water (g)

6.34

8.58

8.78

Water content (%)

36.39

42.94

46.46 49.08 57.07

PLASTIC LIMIT
Test No.
Tin or bottle No.

FMPL1 FMPL2

Wet soil + tin (g)

10.67

10.01

Dry soil + tin (g)

9.6

9.2

Mass of tin

6.6

6.9

(g)

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Mass of water (g)

1.07

0.81

Water content (%)

35.7

35.2

APPENDIX B
LABORATORY TEST RESULTS OF ATTERBERG LIMITS

Liquid & Plastic Limit Tests - Cone penetrometer method

Location: KTDI (silt)

Liquid Limit: 73.9

Plastic Limit: 44.0
Plasticity Index: 29.9

LIQUID LIMIT
Test No.

Gauge:

First

15.9

17.3

19.1

21.7

(mm)

Second

16.2

17.5

19.4

21.9

Mean

16.1

17.4

19.3

21.8

Tin or bottle No.

FM1

FM2

FM3

FM4

Wet soil + tin (g)

16.55

19.8

21.25

14.49

Dry soil + tin (g)

13.82

15.447

9.8

9.3

9.8

6.73

Mass of water (g)

2.73

4.353

4.817

3.36

Water content (%)

67.9

70.8

72.6

76.4

Mass of tin

(g)

PLASTIC LIMIT
Test No.
Tin or bottle No.
Wet soil + tin (g)

FMPL1 FMPL2
27.2

28.1

16.433 11.13

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Dry soil + tin (g)

20.9

21.6

Mass of tin

6.7

6.7

Mass of water (g)

6.3

6.5

Water content (%)

44.4

43.6

(g)

APPENDIX C
LABORATORY TEST RESULTS OF STANDARD PROCTOR
AND MODIFIED PROCTOR TESTS

C1

Standard Proctor Test

Location: KTDI
Soil type: silt
Reference: BS 1377:1990

Test No:

Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)

4550

4550

4550

4550

Mass of mould + base + compacted soil,

M (g)

6100

6340

6450

6420

Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g)

1550

1790

1900

1870

Bulk density of compacted soil, (Mg/m3)

1.550

1.790

1.900

1.870

Water content container No.

FCM1

FCM2

FCM3

FCM4

Water content, w (%)

11.79
Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3)
Dry density of compacted soil, d (Mg/m3) 1.386

19.08

24.24

31.20

1.503

1.529
1.537

1.425

Optimum water content wopt (%)

23.0

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Location: Tapah
Soil type: kaolin
Reference: BS 1377:1990

Test No:

Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)

4550

4550

4550

4550

Mass of mould + base + compacted soil,

M (g)

6229

6485

6520

6465

Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g)

1679

1935

1970

1915

Bulk density of compacted soil,

(Mg/m3)

1.679

1.935

1.970

1.915

Water content container No.

FCM1

FCM2

FCM3

FCM4

8.8

15.1

20.3

25.44

1.543

1.681

1.637

1.526

Water content, w (%)

Dry density of compacted soil, d
(Mg/m3)

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1.9
Air voids 0%

1.8
5%

1.7

10%

Figure 4.4 Dry density moisture content curves for Tapah

1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
5

10

15

20

Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3)

Optimum water content wopt (%)

25

30

1.682
16.1

35

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C2

Modified Proctor Test

Location: KTDI
Soil type: silt
Reference: BS 1377:1990

Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)

4550

4550

4550

4550

Mass of mould + base + compacted soil,

M (g)

6100

6340

6450

6420

Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g)

1550

1790

1900

1870

Bulk density of compacted soil,

(Mg/m3)

1.550

1.790

1.900

1.870

Water content container No.

FCM1

FCM2

FCM3

FCM4

Water content, w (%)

11.79

19.08

24.24

31.20

1.386

1.503

1.529

1.425

Test No:

Dry density of compacted soil, d

(Mg/m3)

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Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3)

Optimum water content wopt (%)

1.537
23.0

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Location: Tapah
Soil type: kaolin
Reference: BS 1377:1990

Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)

4550

4550

4550

4550

Mass of mould + base + compacted soil,

M (g)

6229

6485

6520

6465

Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g)

1679

1935

1970

1915

Bulk density of compacted soil,

(Mg/m3)

1.679

1.935

1.970

1.915

Water content container No.

FCM1

FCM2

FCM3

FCM4

8.8

15.1

20.3

25.44

1.543

1.681

1.637

1.526

Test No:

Water content, w (%)

Dry density of compacted soil, d
(Mg/m3)

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Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3)

Optimum water content wopt (%)

1.682
16.1

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APPENDIX D
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROJECT

Figure D1

Laboratory of specific gravity with small pycnometer

Figure D2

Cone penetrometer for Atterberg limits test

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Figure D3

Figure D4

Mechanical compactor device

Sample extruded from the extruder machine