College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)

Weekly Report No: 01 from18th July to23rdJuly 2022

Day Brief description of work performed Hours
 Office reporting 8.5
Monday
Introduction to the office

 Site visiting 8.5

Tuesday
 Design and build of standard gauge railway (SGR) line from
Mwanza to Isaka (slot 5) section 4 at fella
 - Material laboratory
 Laboratory testing (soil tests)
Wednesday - Sample preparation(drying in sun) 8.5
Plasticity index involve Liquid limit and plastic limit and linear
shrinkage
 Soil test
Thursday - Particle size distribution by sieving 8.5
- Bulking density for undisturbed samples
 Compaction test 8.5
Friday - Proctor test (modified)

Saturday  Report writing 8.5

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

No Operation Tools, Machinery, Equipment
Proctor test (modified)
Obtain about 6kg of air-dried soil passing 20mm sieve. test sieves 20mm, receiver
Put the soil in a tray and mix it thoroughly with water in Tray,
percent of 2,4,6,8,10 or from4 to 12 of the sample
Compact the soil in accordance with the modified method and a metal rammer, A cylindrical compaction
Distribute the blows over the surface of each layer mould,
After the last layer, remove the collar, trim the excess soil over A balance, a straightedge,
the mould and weigh it with its base plate and soil
Place the mould in a tray, remove the soil and take a small A tin or container, a balance and dry oven
portion for moisture content (put little soil in a tin, record the
weight and dry it in oven; the take its weight again after
drying).

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Figure 1 mould for compaction test Figure 2 2.5 kg hammer for compaction

Figure 3 dry density/moisture content relationship curve

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 College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)
Weekly Report No:02 from 25th July to 30th July 2022

Day Brief description of work performed Hours

 Test on Aggregate and concrete
Monday - Sample prepraretion 8.5
- Moisture content of aggregate
 Aggregate test
Tuesday - Sieve analysis of aggregates at different size was performed 8.5
- Course aggregate, fine aggregate and dust of aggregate
 Aggregate test
Wednesday - Sieve on aggregate 8.5
- Ten percent Fines Value (TFV)
 Aggregate test
Thursday - Sieve on aggregate 8.5
- Los angles Abrasion test (LAA)
 Aggregate test
Friday - Sieve on aggregate 8.5
- Flakiness index and Elongation index

Saturday  Report writing 8.5

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

No Operation Tools, Machinery, Equipment
SHAPE TEST FOR AGGREGATES( FI and EI)
A test sample was obtained by quartering and riffling the aggregates Riffle box, digital balance.
materials and weight of obtained sample was recorded.
A sample was sieved from from test sieves and particles larger than Test sieves:63, 50,37.5,28,20,14,10,6.3
63mm and smaller that 6.3mm were discarded. mm
The weight of particles retained on each sieve was recorded and size Container, Digital balance.
whose particles is less than 5% of total particles were discarded.
A fraction was passed through the specified slots on the gauge for metal thickness gauge for flakiness
flakiness indexA fraction was passed through a specified gap on the and metal length gauge for elongation
elongation gauge
The weight of particles passing through each slots was recorded and Digital balance.Container
Flakiness Index was determined.
The weight of elongated particles that do not pass through
designated gap was recorded and Elongation Index was determined.

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Figure 2 length gauge for elongation

Figure 3 thickness gauge for flakiness test

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 College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)
Weekly Report No: 03 from 1st August to 6th August 2022
Day Brief description of work performed Hours
 Concrete test
Monday - Compressive strength test of blocks was performed. 8.5

 Steel tests was performed

Tuesday - Bending of steel and the strength of steel and tensile test was 8.5
performed sample from fela camp

 Preparation of sample for all tests(air drying ) was performed.

Wednesday - Preparation of sample for atterberg tests by sieving on 425 μm sieve. 8.5
- Preparation of sample for grading tests by sieving om 20 μm sieve.
And the wash it f
 Wet and dry sieving of soil sample was perfromed.
Thursday - Liquid limit test was performed 8.5
- California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test was performed.

Friday  Calculation and manipulation of data for tests were performed 8.5

Saturday  Report writing.

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

No Operation Tools, Machinery, Equipment
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
A 18Kg of soil sample passing through 20mm sieve was prepared for Digital balance, test sieve, dry
CBR test.Natural moisture content, NMC was determined before oven, container.
soaking
The soil sample was mixed with a specific calculated amount of water. Metaltray, measuring cylinder
The weight of mould with its baseplate were measured and its volume Mould with base plate, 2.5 rammar,
was obtained.and compacted in different layers with different rammer 4.5 rammer, straightedge, and filter
weight.(62blows,3 Layers with 2.5kg rammer), ( 30blows, 5 layers paper
with 4.5 Kg rammer), (62blows, 5layers with 4.5Kg rammer).
The moulds were placed into an empty soaking tank for 4days and Soakong tank, dial gauge, tripod,
then dial gauge and tripod were mounted on a top of collarand initial surcharge disc.
values of dial gauge were recorded.
CBR penetration was perfomed after four days of soaking CBR penetration tester.

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Figure 1 the general arrangement of apparatus for the CBR test

Figure 2 apparatus for measuring the swelling of a sample during soaking for CBR test

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 College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)
Weekly Report No: 04 from 8th August to 13th august 2022
Day Brief description of work performed Hours

Monday  Nane nane day 8.5

 Penetration test for CBR was performed.

Tuesday  A Compressive strength test of concrete cubes was performed. 8.5
 Dry sieving on soil sample was performed
 Concrete mixing was performed
Wednesday  Slump test was performed 8.5
 Cube for compressive strength test was taken
 Ten Percent Fines Value (TFV) on aggregates was performed.
Thursday  Flakiness Index and elongation index tests was performed on 8.5
aggregates sample
 Los angles Abrasion test (LAA) was performed
 Concrete mixing was performed 8.5
Friday  Slump test on concrete was performed
 Cubes for compressive strength test was making

Saturday  Reporting writing 8.5

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

No Operation Tools, Machinery, Equipment
Los angles Abrasion test (LAA) for aggregate
as group B
Sieve the aggregates Mix (19 – 12.5) and (12.5 – Test sieve, water tap
9.5) mm. and wash them
Obtain about 5000g means ; 2500g from each A balance, container
fraction
Put each group in the Los Angeles abrasion A los angeles abrasion machine, and
machine and add 11 spheres and allow the drum to spheres
rotate 500 revolutions.
Then remove the sample, sieve it on 1.7mm sieve A balance, receiver, test sieve of
and weigh the material retained on 1.7mm sieve 1.7mm

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 College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)
Weekly Report No: 05 from 15th August to 20th August 2022
Day Brief description of work performed Hours
 Compressive strength test of cubes and blocks were performed.
Monday  Field dry density test was performed by the use of nuclear 8.5

 Compressive strength test of cubes and blocks were performed.

Tuesday  Trial mix for concrete mixing design was trialed 8.5
 Making of concrete test cubes
 Preparation of sample for stabilization for UCS (C1 design) 8.5
Wednesday through quartering and riffling method.
 CBR preparation for stabilized sample for Unconfined Strength
Test (UCS) was performed.
 Sample preparation for design of crushed stones (CRS) was 8.5
Thursday performed.
 Loss Angels Abrassion test ( LAA) was performed on
aggregates sample
 Ten Percent Fines Value (TFV) on aggregates was performed.
 Flakiness Index and elongation index tests was performed on
aggregates sample
 Pile cage was installed
Friday  Concrete mixing for pile section 321 was mixed 8.5
 Concrete casted in pile and making of concrete test cubes

Saturday  Reporting writing 8.5

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

No Operation Tools, Machinery, Equipment
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST OF CUBES
Remove the specimen from curing tank and wipe it with cloth
Weigh the specimen and determine its density ( weigh/ volume) A balance
Center specimen on the lower platen of the compression machine Compression machine,
Without shock, apply the load unitil maximum value is achieved
Record the maximum load and convert it into Newton (N)

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 College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)
Weekly Report No: 06 from 22th August to 27th August 2022
Day Brief description of work performed Hours
 An Atterberg limit test (liquid limit, plastic limit, linear 8.5
Monday shrinkage, plasticity index) from borrow pit 335 was performed.
 Proctor test sample from borrow pit 335 was performed.
 California Bearing Ratio (CBR) preparation was performed.

Tuesday  Census day 8.5

 Sieve analysis of soil (grading) was performed.

Wednesday  Atterberg Limit Tests (Liquid limit, plastic limit, linear 8.5
shrinkage, plasticity index) for C1 design was performed.
 Compaction test ( maximum dry density test) was performed
Thursday  Field dry density test was performed

 Compressive strength test for concrete cubes was performed 8.5

Friday  Sieve analysis of aggregate ( grading) for blinding was
Performed from the source

Saturday  Report writing 8.5

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

No Operation Tools, Machinery, Equipment
SIEVE ANALYSIS
A test sample was obtained by quartiring and riffling the Riffle box, spade, beam balance,
material and its initial weight was determined. metal tray, scoap
A sample was washed on 0.075 mm sieve to remove the fines Test sieve, water tap, pan, drying
particle and then dried in oven at 105⁰C for 24 hours. oven
A specified sieve were arranged in sequence from small size at Test sieve, sieve brushes
the bottom above the pan and large size at the top
The particles were allowed to pass through each sieve by Mechanical sieve shaket.
Shaking the sieve until no more materials passes through each
sieve.
The weight of material retained on each sieve was recorded. Beam balance.

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SIEVE ANALYSIS

Sieve analysis is also known as particle size distribution( grading).

Quartering refers to the process of obtaining a small relative quantity of sample by dividing a large quantities of
material into quarters ( four nearly equal parts) and combining the two opposite parts , then dividing then combiningthe
several rounds until a small representative is obtained.

Riffling is the process of obtaining a small representative quantity of sample by dividing a large quantity of materialby
using riffle box which divides the material into two equal parts . Then one of the obtained two parts is poured again into
the slots until the desired quantity is obtained.

Percent retained on each sieve was calculated

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Percent passing on each sieve was calculated

%passing =100%-% retained.

The graph of percent passing against sieve size was plotted.

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 College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)
Weekly Report No: 07 from 29th August to 23th August 2022
Day Brief description of work performed Hours
 Concrete mixing for box culvert stage one in section 323 was
Monday performed
 Making of concrete test cubes 8.5
 Slump test was performed
 Concrete mixing for box culvert stage one in section 328 was
Tuesday performed
 Making of concrete test cubes 8.5
 Slump test was performed
 Compressive strength test for concrete cubes was performed
Wednesday  Trial concrete mix design was trailed 8.5
 Maximum dry density ( proctor test) was perfomed
 Ten Percent Fines Value (TFV) on aggregates was performed.
Thursday  Flakiness Index and elongation index tests was performed on 8.5
aggregates sample
 Los angles Abrasion test (LAA) was performed
 Concrete mixing for box culvert stage two in section 328 was
Friday performed
 Slump test was performed 8.5
 Making of concrete test cubes

Saturday  Report writing 8.5

Total hrs 51

Sequence of operations for main job

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CONCRETE WORKS FOR CULVERT
Batching: Cement, sand, coarse aggragates, and water.
Mixing Concrete mixer,
Transportation Concrete mixer trucks
Casting Casting basin, cranes
Compaction Poker vibrator
Curing Water pipe, water tap

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CONCRETE WORK FOR BLIDING

Concrete refers to the mixture of binding material, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and water. Coarse
aggregates may be natural or crushed stone, ranging in size between 5mm to 25mm, and the fine aggregates
usually natural sand ranging in size between 0.6mm to 2.0mm.The water used should be fresh as the one that is
suitable for human consumption. Concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Concrete was graded
according to their strength.

Concrete work: concrete for blinding was weak class 15 in the ratio 1:3:6 which was done under following
procedures
• Batching:refers to the process of measuring different concrete materials such as cement, coarse aggregate,
sand, water for making concrete.
• Mixing: In this process all the materials are mixed in required proportion until the paste show the uniform
colour and consistency by using concrete mixer.
• Transportation: When mixing was done properly the freshly made concrete was then transported to the
intended site.
• Compaction: refers to the process in which air bubbles are eliminated from the freshly placed concrete in
order to increase the strength of concrete.
• Curing: is the process in which the concrete keeps its moisture for a certain time period to complete the
hydration process.

Figure 4 show concrete trial mixes

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