Sand Cone Method: Measurement in The Field

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1 Sand cone method


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3 Analyst name:
4 Test date:
5 Sample description:

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Measurement in the field
7 Mass of jar and sand before use Mf = g
8 Mass of jar and sand after use Me = g
9 Mass of collected soil M = g
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11 Water content in the laboratory Sample 1 Sample 2
12 Mass of can and wet soil (g) Mw
13 Mass of can and dry soil (g) Md
14 Mass of can (g) Mt
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20 Calibration in the laboratory
21 Diameter of mold D = cm
22 Height of mold H = cm
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24 Sample 1 Sample 2
25 Mass of mold and sand (g) Mms
26 Mass of empty mold (g) Mm
27 Mass of jar and sand before filling cone (g) Mjb
28 Mass of jar and sand after filling cone (g) Mja

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1 Sand cone method
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3 Analyst name: Kary P. Tiel
4 Test date: 3/1/1993
5 Sample description: Sample from Kaprielian Hall

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Measurement in the field
7 Mass of jar and sand before use Mf = 6804.00 g
8 Mass of jar and sand after use Me = 4384.00 g
9 Mass of collected soil M = 1181.69 g
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11 Water content in the laboratory Sample 1 Sample 2
12 Mass of can and wet soil (g) Mw 169.81 189.70
13 Mass of can and dry soil (g) Md 165.52 184.05
14 Mass of can (g) Mt 104.79 104.19
15 Water content w 7.06% 7.07%
16 Average water content w = 7.07%
17 Bulk unit weight g = 20.12 kN/m3
18 Dry unit weight g d = 18.79 kN/m3
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20 Calibration in the laboratory
21 Diameter of mold D = 10.14 cm
22 Height of mold H = 11.67 cm
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24 Sample 1 Sample 2
25 Mass of mold and sand (g) Mms 5570.0 5580.0
26 Mass of empty mold (g) Mm 4242.0 4256.0
27 Unit weight of sand (kN/m3) gsand 13.81 13.77
28 Mass of jar and sand before filling cone (g) Mjb 4946.0
29 Mass of jar and sand after filling cone (g) Mja 3336.0
30 Average unit weight of sand gsand = 13.79 kN/m3
31 Sand mass required to fill cone Mc = 1610.0 g

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