UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM DAN ALAM SEKITAR

Makmal Kejuruteraan Jalanraya

COMPACTION TEST

Bulk & Dry Desnsity Determination

Water Content (%) 1 3 5 7 9
Weight of empety mould = W1 (kg) 5.5300 5.5300 5.5300 5.5300 5.5300
Weight of mould + Weight pf sample = W2 (kg) 9.223 10.120 10.956 10.330 9.470
Volume of mould (V) = m³ 0.00230 0.00230 0.00230 0.00230 0.00230
Wet Density γ = ((W2-W1)/V) = kg/m³ 1605.65 1995.65 2359.13 2086.96 1713.04
Dry Density γd = γ/(1 + w) (kg/m³) 1562.37 1926.95 2246.74 1945.47 1572.63

Moisture Content Determination

Specimen No. 1 2 3 4 5
Mass of can (A) = (gm) 13.9 14.2 14.0 14.9 14.5
Mass of can + wet sample (B) = (gm) 28.7 26.4 27.98 20.8 20.6
Mass of can + dry sample (C) = (gm) 28.3 25.98 27.314 20.4 20.1
Mass of water (gm) 0.4 0.42 0.666 0.4 0.5
Mass of dry sample (gm) 14.44 11.78 13.314 5.5 5.6
Moisture Content = w (B -C)/(C-A) 2.770 3.565 5.002 7.273 8.929

GRAF DRY DENSITY vs MOISTURE CONTENT

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Dry Density (kg/m³)

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moisture content (%)

MAX. DRY DENSITY = 2247 Kg/m3

OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT = 5.0 %