GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS OF CLAY SOIL(HY

HYDROMETER ANALYSIS
Observati HYDROMETER
on ELAPSED TIME(T) READING (Upper
Number Meniscus) Rh-1000
1 30Sec 22.5
2 1Min 21.5
3 2Min 20.5
4 4Min 20
5 8Min 17.5
6 15Min 15.5
7 30Min 12.5
8 60Min 5.5
9 120Min 3
10 24Hrs 0.5

80

RESULT 70

D10= 0.0009 60
D60= 0.0029

50
CLAY = 52%
SILT= 22%
FINE SAND= 18% 40
MEDIUM
6%
SAND 30

20

10

0
0.01 0.001
PARTICAL SIZE
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS OF CLAY SOIL(HYDROMETER)
Corrected
Velocity
Hydrometer Height( Equivalent
(V=He/T) Rh+Ct-
Reading (Lower He) in in Diameter Of 0.5
Meniscus) cm Particles(D) in mm
cm/sec
Rh=Rh1+Cm
23 Height(He) in cm 0.42 0.008211098464883 22.5
22 12.8 0.21 0.005806123405509 21.5
21 12.9 0.1075 0.004154137305145 20.5
20.5 13 0.054 0.002944241939787 20
18 14.2 0.0295 0.002176143963528 17.5
16 14.8 0.0164 0.001622551681765 15.5
13 16 0.0088 0.001188551353539 12.5
6 18.6 0.0051 0.000904818981896 5.5
3.5 19.5 0.0027 0.000658352511957 3
1 20.6 0.00023 0.000192150063752 0.5

HYDROMETER
Linear (HYDROMETER)

0.001 0.0001
PARTICAL SIZE
Percenta
ge
Finer(N
%)72.607
69.380
65.902
64.540
56.472
50.018
40.337
17.748
9.681
1.613
 Sieve Analysis

Sr. No. Size (mm) Weight retained (gm)

1 4.75 0.57
2 4 0.03
3 2.8 0.22
4 2 0.22
5 1.4 0.5
6 1 0.45
7 0.6 0.89
8 0.3 1.15
9 0.212 0.53
10 0.106 1.71
11 0.075 0.043
12 0.063 0.04
13 0 0.17
sum=

SEIVE ANALYSIS
99.5
99
98.5
98
97.5 SEIVE ANALYSIS
97
96.5
96
95.5
95
94.5
10 1
e Analysis

%age retained Cumulative %age retained %age passing

1.14 1.14 98.86
0.06 1.2 98.8
0.44 1.64 98.36
0.44 2.08 97.92
1 3.08 96.92
0.9 3.98 96.02
1.78 5.76 94.24
2.3 8.06 91.94
1.06 9.12 90.88
3.42 12.54 87.46
0.086 12.626 87.374
0.08 12.706 87.294
0.34 13.046 86.954
13.046
 ATTERBERG LIMIT TEST
LIQUID LIMIT

WEIGHT OF CONTAINER + WEIGHT OF CONTAINER + WT OF

sample no WT OF WATER
WET SOIL DRY SOIL CONTAINER

1 22.15 20.85 15.88 1.3

2 22.22 20.78 15.64 1.44
3 22.99 21.17 15.63 1.82
4 21 19.3 15.11 1.7
5 23.4 20.49 15.69 2.91
LIQUID LIMIT (IN)= 30
PLASTIC LIMIT

1 20.07 19.18 15.35 0.89

PLASTICTY INDEX Ip= 6.76240208877283

FLOW CURVE
70

60

50
MOISTURE CONTENT

40
LIQUID LIMIT
30

20

10

0
100 10
NO OF BLOWS
MIT TEST

MOISTURE NO OF
WT. OF OVEN DRY SOIL
CONTENT BLOWS

4.97 26.1569416 38
5.14 28.0155642 29
5.54 32.8519856 23
4.19 40.5727924 20
4.8 60.625 15

3.83 23.2375979

RESULT
Wl =30%
Ip=6.7
TYPE OF SOIL = CL
 COMPACTION TEST
Water Content Determination

water content sample no 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a

can no . 36 84 17 73 160 19 173
Mass of empty can + LID 16.16 15.89 15.57 15.82 14.92 15.6 15.32
Mass of empty can + Llid+wetsoil 27.16 28.51 36.52 34.34 37.47 33.36 31.49
Mass of empty can + Ldrysoil 26.46 27.72 34.94 32.93 35.58 31.71 29.64
Mass of soil soild 10.3 11.83 19.37 17.11 20.66 16.11 14.32
Mass of pore water 0.7 0.79 1.58 1.41 1.89 1.65 1.85
water content(%) 6.796117 6.677937 8.156944 8.240795 9.148112 10.24209 12.91899

volume of empty mould 1000

weight of Empty mould 2346
DRY DENSITY DETERMINATION

Sample NO 1 2 3 4

Assumed Water Con. 8% 10% 12% 14%

Actual avg water con. 6.737027 8.198869 9.695099 12.92981
Mass of compacted soil + mould 4055 4130 4275 4315
Mass of compacted soi ` 1709 1784 1929 1969
wet density 1.709 1.784 1.929 1.969
Dry density 1.601131 1.648816 1.758511 1.743561

compaction test
OMC =
1.8 MDD=
1.75

1.7
dry density

1.65 compaction test

1.6

1.55

1.5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
water content
4b 5a 5b
108 112 9
14.61 16.18 16.1
38.96 38.32 45.13
36.17 35.64 41.63
21.56 19.46 25.53
2.79 2.68 3.5
12.94063 13.77184 13.70936

16%
13.7406
4300
1954
1.954
1.717944

11
1.765
 UNCONFINED TEST
specific gravity = 2.62
OMC = 11%
dia of the sample = 3.5
height of the sample = 750

area of cross section 38.465

DIAL Gauge reading strain AREA Provingring reading Axial Comp strength
load(in kg)

0.5 0.066666667 41.2125 21 42 1.01910828

1 0.133333333 44.38269231 59 118 2.658694051
1.5 0.2 48.08125 93 186 3.868451839
2 0.266666667 52.45227273 114 228 4.346808787
2.5 0.333333333 57.6975 130 260 4.506261103
3 0.4 64.10833333 142 284 4.4300013
3.5 0.466666667 72.121875 152 304 4.215087309
4 0.533333333 82.425 159 318 3.858052775
4.5 0.6 96.1625 163 326 3.390094891
5 0.666666667 115.395 168 336 2.911737944
5.5 0.733333333 144.24375 169 338 2.343255774
6 0.8 144.24375 169 338 2.343255774

UNCONFINED
5
4.5
4
3.5
3 UNCONFINED
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
UNCONFINED
 CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO
CALIBRATION FACTOR 1
DIV. = OMC=
SURCHARGE WEIGHT
USED =

WEIGHT OF MOULD
WEIGHT OF MOULD = 3635 WITH COMPACTED 7543
SOIL=

VOLUME OF MOULD 2244.3

penetration(in mm) PROVING RING

DIAL GAUGE READINGS
0.5 0.5 57
1 1 92
1.5 1.5 121
2 2 139
2.5 2.5 152
3 3 171
3.5 3.5 181
4 4 193
4.5 4.5 202
5 5 213
5.5 5.5 221
6 6 224
6.5 6.5 233
7 7 240
7.5 7.5 244
8 8 251
8.5 8.5 254
9 9 261
9.5 9.5 264
10 10 272
10.5 10.5 273
 11

Load (kg)
CORRECTED LOAD
 CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO

CALIBRAT
ION
FACTOR 1
DIV. = OMC= 11

SURCHAR
GE
WEIGHT
USED =

WEIGHT
OF
WEIGHT MOULD
OF 3635 7543
MOULD = WITH
COMPACT
ED SOIL=

VOLUME O 2244.3

DIAL GAUGE READINGS penetration(in mm) PROVING RING Load (kg) CORRECTED LOAD
CORRECTED LOAD