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Experiment No9 Open Ended Lab
Experiment No9 Open Ended Lab
APPARATUS:
Compaction moulds with base plate and collar (mould dimensions are 40584’’ (11.7
cms) high by (10.15cms) inside diameter (1/30Cu ft.) (945 ml)).
Compaction rammer (standard rammer 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg) with a free fall height of 12”
(30.5 cms).
Moisture tins
Large mixing bowl
Sample extruder
Steel straight edge
Trimming knife
Drying oven at 110 ± 5°C.
Balance sensitive to 0.01 gm and 1 gm
Introduction
In soil mechanics compaction means to press the soil particles tightly together by expelling
air from the voids space. Compaction is normally produce deliberately and proceed rapidly
during construction often by heavy compaction rollers.
Compaction of soil increases the soil’s density and produces important effects such as:
An increase in Shear Strength of the soil
A decrease in future settlement of the soil
A decrease in its Permeability
These three effects are beneficial for various types of earth construction, such as highways
airfields and earth dams.
compaction is actually a rather cheap and effective way to improve the properties of a soil.
PROCEDURE:
Select a sample of Air Dries soil that pass the U.S No. 4 sieve. If the material need to
be broken so it should be done in such a way that in it should not crush the particles.
Take 2700 gm of soil and discard the remaining.
Then carefully measure 20% of Marble Powder (540gm) on the balance.
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Remove 20% of the soil form 2700 gm and add the 20% marble powder and mix
both the ingredients evenly.
Measure the compaction mould less the collar and base plate.
Measure the compaction mould to determine its volume.
Then start adding water to the soil specimen (by 7%, 10%, 13%, 16%, 19% and
22% of water). And mix well.
Then attach the collar and base plate to the mould and start placing the mixture into
it.
Use the standard compaction method and compact the soil in three equal layers,
each layer being given 25 blows from the rammer weighing 5.5 lbs (2.5kg) dropping
from a height of 12 inches (30.5cms). The blows should be uniformly distributed
over the surface of each layer. The amount of soil used should be sufficient enough
to fill the mould and the excess will have removed when the collar is removed.
Remove the collar and the base plate carefully and level the top and bottom surfaces
of the mould using a straight edge. If any of the holes happen to appear during the
smoothing of the surfaces, then fill them with soil.
Extrude the cylinder of the soil from the mould split it, take samples and put them in
the oven for moisture content determination.
Then Break the sample and again add water, carefully remix and repeat it 5-6 times.
Return to the laboratory the following day and weight the oven dried samples and
calculate the moisture content of each sample.
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CALCULATIONS:
Bulk Density:
Volume = 946.69cc
ɤb =2000/946.6900
=2.1126 g/cc
ɤb at 10%:
ɤb =2080/946.6900
=2.1971g/cc
ɤb at 13%:
ɤb =2080/946.6900
=2.1971g/cc
ɤb at 16% :
ɤb = 2280/946.6900
=2.4083 g/cc
ɤb at 19% :
ɤb = 2180/946.6900
=2.3027g/cc
ɤb at 22% :
ɤb = 2120/946.6900
=2.2393g/cc
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Dry density:
ɤd = ɤb/(1+w)
ɤd at 7%:
ɤd = 2.1126 /(1+0.07)
ɤd =1.9743g/cc or 19.3558 KN/m^3
ɤd at 10%:
ɤd = 2.1971/(1+0.10)
ɤd =1.9973 g/cc or 19.5813 KN/m^3
ɤd at 13%:
ɤd = 2.1971/(1+0.13)
=1.9443 g/cc or 19.0617 KN/m^3
ɤd at 16%:
ɤd = 2.4083 /(1+0.16)
ɤd = 2.0761 g/cc or 20.3539 KN/m^3
ɤd at 19%:
ɤd = 2.3027/(1+0.19)
ɤd = 1.9350 g/cc or 18.9705 KN/m^3
ɤd at 22%:
ɤd = 2.2393/(1+0.22)
ɤd = 1.835 g/cc or 17.9901 KN/m^3
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Weight of water:
Weight of water = [wet soil-dry soil]
At 7%:
Weight of water =23.2-21.7
=1.5g
At 10%:
Weight of water =30.7-27.8
=2.9g
At 13%:
Weight of water = 31.6-28.5
=3.1g
At 16%:
Weight of water =45.4-40
=5.4g
At 19%:
Weight of water =83.5-71.6
=11.9g
At 22%:
Weight of water =49.4-41.3
=8.1g
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At 7%:
W= (1.5/21.7) *100
=6.912
At 10%:
W= (2.9/27.8) *100
=10.4316
At 13%:
W= (3.1/28.5) *100
=10.8771
At 16%:
W= (5.4/40) *100
=13.5
At 19%:
W= (11.9/71.6) *100
=16.6201
At 22%:
W= (8.1/41.3) *100
=19.6125
Group#04
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DENSITY DETERMINATION:
Assumed water 7% 10% 13% 16% 19% 22%
content
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Graph:
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19.5813
Dry Density(γd)
19.5
19.0617
18.9705
19
18.5
17.9901
18
17.5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Water Content(w%)
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GROUP#03
WATER CONTENT DETERMINATION:
SAMPLE NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6
DENSITY DETERMINATION:
Assumed water 7 10 13 16 19 22
content
Water Content (w%) 8.94 11.58 15.75 18.15 20.90 23.25
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Graph:
Water Content (w%) VS Dry Density (γd)
16.2
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Dry Density(γd)
15.8
15.6
15.4
15.2
15
14.8
14.6
14.4
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00%
Water Content(w%)
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GROUP#01
WATER CONTENT DETERMINATION:
Weight of can + wet Soil (g) 37.3 59.9 70.6 75.2 65.1 65.3
Weight of can + dry Soil (g) 36.6 58.4 68.4 71.5 63.1 63.1
DENSITY DETERMINATION:
Assumed water content 7% 10% 13% 16% 19% 22%
Weight of soil + mould (g) 4560 4720 4800 4740 4720 4700
Weight of soil in mould (g) 1820 1980 2060 2000 1980 1960
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Graph:
Water Content (w%) VS Dry Density (γd)
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