Name of the organisation

name of the lab condcuting the test)

FORM S2/2
MOISTURE -DENSITY RELATIONSHIP
MINUS 19 mm FRACTION
SAMPLE NUMBER : 1
AKATAMANSO BORROW PIT STOCKPILE
Mass minus 19mm
Mass minus 19mm
Total Mass:
% Oversize
Row Parameter
specimen 1 specimen 2 specimen 3 specimen 4 specimen 5 specimen 6 specimen 7
1 Container No.
E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
2 Mass air-dry sample (g)
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
3 Mass water added (g)
350
420
490
560
630
448
448
4 Percent water Added (%)
5
6
7
8
9
6.4
6.4
5 Estimated air -dry MC.(%)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6 Est. compaction MC (%) (4)+ (5)
6
7
8
9
10
7.4
7.4
7 Mould Number
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
A1
A2
8 Mould Factor
4762
4762
4762
4762
4762
4762
4762
9 Mass of Mould (g)
4243
4243
4243
4243
4243
4246
4256
10 Mass Mould +Wet Soil (g)
8845
9140
9241
9110
9000
9263
9223
11 Mass Wet Soil (g) (10)-(9)
4602
4897
4998
4867
4757
5017
4967
12 WET DENSITY .Kg/cu.m. (11)*(8)
2191.5
2332.0
2380.0
2317.7
2265.3
2389.1
2365.3
13 Approx .Dry Density .100*(12)/(100+(6))
2067
2179
2204
2126
2059
2224
2202
MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION
14 Over Pan Number
45
50
47
B44
46
49
46
15 Mass Oven -pan.(g)
43
44.5
44
42
43
43.5
43
16 Mass Oven -pan + Wet Soil.(g)
361
284
303.4
324
316.8
342.4
351.5
17 Mass Oven-pan + Dry Soil .(g)
342
266.5
283.5
300.5
291
321.5
333
18 Mass of Water .(g) .(16)-(17)
19
17.5
19.9
23.5
25.8
20.9
18.5
19 Mass of Dry Soil (g) .(17)-(15)
299
222
239.5
258.5
248
278
290
20 MOISTURE CONTENT (%).(18)/(19)*100
6.4
7.9
8.3
9.1
10.4
7.5
6.4
21 Back Calc. Air -Dry MC .(%) (20)-(4)
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.1
0.0
22 DRY DENSITY. 100*(12)/(100 +(20))
2061
2162
2197
2125
2052
2222
2223

Ghana Highway Authority

(Materials Division)

DATE:
SUBASE
specimen 8
E8
7000
448
6.4
1
7.4
A 13
4762
4034
8577
4543
2163.4
2014
50
44.5
349.8
328.5
21.3
284
7.5
1.1
2012