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Sample Source: Date: Sample Designation:: K1+960R (16KM) Borrow Pit KM 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase 2017/8/26
Sample Source: Date: Sample Designation:: K1+960R (16KM) Borrow Pit KM 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase 2017/8/26
TEST SUMMARY
Sample source: K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit Date: 2017/8/26
Specification
Sieve Analysis Results Obtained Subbase Fill
Passing 0.075 10 Max 20 Max 30
Percentage passing 0.425mm 24 Max 30
Fraction passing 0.075/0.425 0.42 Max 0.66
Atterberg Limits
Liquid Limit (%) 26.4 Max 30 Max 50
Plastic Limit (%) 19.0
Plasticity Index (%) 7.4 Max 15
Remarks:
2.080
APPROX. DRY DENSITY ( kg/m3)
2.060
2.040
2.020
2.000
1.980
1.960
1.940
1.920
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )
2.020
2.000
DRY DENSITY ( kg/m3 )
1.980
1.960
1.940
1.920
1.900
1.880
1.860
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 22/08/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase
Material Description: Base Layer Along
Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 3514 Dry Weight (g): 3403
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 3109
Pan 56.5
10.3
Wash Loss 294.1
Total 3403.1
90
80
70
60
Passing (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 22/08/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase
Material Description: Base Layer Along
Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 3118 Dry Weight (g): 3020
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 2877
Pan 168.5
10.3
Wash Loss 142.6
Total 3019.6
90
80
70
60
Passing (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)
DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
LIQUID LIMIT PLASTIC LIMIT
Container number 41 25 18 75 9 15
Number of blows 43 36 22 14
Wt.of Container weight (g) 31.2 35.6 33.0 31.8 32.0 33.9
Wt.of Container +Wet soil (g) 117.5 100.8 107.8 119.1 104.5 112.6
Wt.of Container +Dry soil (g) 101.9 87.8 91.8 99.9 92.8 100.2
Wt.of water (g) 15.6 13.0 16.0 19.1 11.7 12.4
Wt.of Dry soil (g) 70.7 52.2 58.8 68.1 60.8 66.3
Moisture content (%) 22.1 25.0 27.3 28.1 19.3 18.7
Average ( %) 19.0
31
29
27
Moisture content %
25
23
21
19
17
15
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
No. of blows
No.200 0.075 mm
Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1-
LD/L0) (%)
Liquid Limit 26.4
Group Index
Soil Classification
C.B.R.
CORRECTED FORCE KN
CORRECTED FORCE KN
STANDARD FORCE KN
FORCE READING KN
FORCE READING KN
FORCE READING KN
PENETRATION(mm)
0.00 0 0 0 0.00
0.50 4 8 22 0.50 3
1.00 7 12 38 1.00 7
1.50 10 16 49
2.00 13 20 58
2.50 13.34 15 15.3 13.8 26 25.5 23.0 68 68.34 61.5
3.00 16 29 75
3.50 17 32 82
4.00 18 34 88
4.50 19 36 93
5.00 19.96 20 20.4 12.3 38 37.74 22.7 98 97.92 58.9
5.50 21 40 102
6.00 22 42 107
6.50 23 44 112
120
56 blows
100
80
CBR ( % )
60
40 25 blows
10 blows
20
0
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00
PLUNGER PENETRATION ( mm )
Contractor's Materials Engineer Engineers Assistant Materials Engineer
FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1
Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)
MASS OF MOULD + WET SOIL (g) 9000 9035 8705 8751 8500 8569
MASS OF WET SOIL (g) 4710 4745 4425 4471 4158 4227
SWELL
CBR
60.0
50.0
40.0
CBR ( % )
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
RELATIVE COMPACTION ( % )
Test 1 Test 2
Porcelaine no 1 2
Mass of container (g) 584 584
Mass of container plus oven dry sample (g) 866 863
Mass of container plus muffled furnace sample (g) 864 861
organic content (%) 0.7 0.7
Average Organic Content (%) 0.7