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Bulk density
Moisture density
Atteberg limits

CONSULTANT

CLIENT

UGANDA NATIONAL ROADS AUTHOR

AURECON AMEI
PROJECT

UPGRADING OF NAMANVE INDUSTRIAL PARK ACC

MOISTURE DENSITY RELATION O

(BS 1377, Part 4)
Test sample ref. No.: SG009 (Chn 0+200 - 0+260) road 4 F.W
Laboratory Reference No.: NMV 034
Subgrade material from
0+260) road 4 F.W

Material description:

(Chn 0+100 TEST DATA

Weight of rammer (Kg)

No. of blows per layer

4.5

No of layers

62

5
MOISTURE CONTENT DATA

Test No.
Tin No.

Water Added

cm3

200

300

Mass of Compacted soil + mould

gm

10,193

10,407

Mass of Mould

gm

5,585

5,585

Mass of Compacted soil

gm

4608

4822

Volume of mould

cm3

2,305

2,305

g/cm3

1.999

2.092

Wet density of soil

DATA FOR PROCTOR CURVE

Container No.

AH

Mass of wet soil + Container

gm

2,005.0

2,077.0

Mass of dry soil + container

gm

1,853.0

1,904.5

Mass of container

gm

399.5

489.5

Mass of water added

gm

152.0

172.5

Mass of dry soil

gm

1,453.5

1,415.0

Moisture content

10.5

12.2

1.810

1.865

Dry density
Maximum dry density (gm/cm3)
1.950

1.900

Dry Density (gm/cm3)

g/cm

1.919

Optimum moisture content (%)

1.900

Dry Density (gm/cm3)

1.850

1.800

1.750

1.700
10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0
Moisture Content (%)

Remarks:

FOR CONTRACTOR

Lab Technician

Materials Engineer

Lab Technician

CONTRACTOR

S AUTHORITY
SPENCON STIRLING JV

L PARK ACCESS (4Km), Contract No. UNRA/WORKS/2013-14/000023/01/01

LATION OF SOILS

rt 4)
Date Sampled
29/Apr/14
Natural moisture (%) :

Date Tested

Technician

3/May/14

Lab Team

6.9

A
Height of drop (mm)

Diameter of mould(mm)

Volume of mould (cm3)

457

152

2,305

400

500

600

10,610

10,612

10,193

5,585

5,585

5,585

5025

5027

4608

2,305

2,305

2,305

2.180

2.181

1.999

1,767.5

1,702.0

1,793.0

1,615.5

1,541.0

1,608.5

542.0

541.5

540.0

152.0

161.0

184.5

1,073.5

999.5

1,068.5

14.2

16.1

17.3

1.910

1.878

1.705

ENT DATA

OR CURVE

14.9

15.0

16.0

17.0

(%)

chnician

FOR CONSULTANT

Materials Engineer

18.0

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CLIENT

CONSULTANT

UGANDA NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY

AURECON AMEI
PROJECT:

UPGRADING OF NAMANVE INDUSTRIAL PARK ACCESS (4Km), Contract

ATTERBERG LIMITS
Liquid limit (cone penotrometer) and plastic limit

Test sample ref. No.: SG009 (Chn 0+200 - 0+260) road 4 F.W
Laboratory Reference No.: NMV 034
Test method

BS 1377: Part 2, 1990:4.3/4.4

Material description

Subgrade material from (Chn 0+100 - 0+260) road 4 F.W

PLASTIC LIMIT

Test No.

B11

Mass of wet soil + container (g)

47.4

45.2

Mass of dry soil + container (g)

42.9

41.9

Mass of container (g)

26

29.4

Mass of moisture (g)

4.5

3.3

Mass of dry soil (g)

16.9

12.5

Moisture content %

26.6

26.4

LIQUID LIMIT

Test No

Initial gauge reading (mm)

Final gauge reading (mm)

11.7

17.6

Average penetration (mm)

11.7

17.6

Container No.

A6

BB

Mass of wet soil + container (g)

48.70

45.90

Mass of dry soil + container (g)

43.10

39.20

Mass of container (g)

30.70

25.40

Mass of moisture (g)

5.6

6.7

Mass of dry soil (g)

12.4

13.8

Moisture content (%)

45.2

48.6

Liquid Limit Determination

30.0
28.0
26.0
24.0
Cone Penetration
mm
22.0
20.0
18.0
16.0
14.0
12.0

Cone Penetration m m

22.0
20.0

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18.0
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
44.0

46.0

48.0

50.0

52.0

54.0

56.0

M oisture Conte nt %

Remarks:
CONTRACTOR

CON

Materials Engineer._____________________

Materials Engineer.________________

Lab Technician_________________________

Lab Technician___________________

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CONTRACTOR

L ROADS AUTHORITY
SPENCON STIRLING JV

RK ACCESS (4Km), Contract No. UNRA/WORKS/2013-14/000023/01/01

er) and plastic limit

Technician:

George

Sample Date

30/Apr/2014

Test Date

8/May/2014

F.W
Average
46.3
42.4
27.7
3.9
14.7
26.5
3

22.1

26.9

22.1

26.9

M1

47.70

49.40

40.00

42.80

25.70

31.00

7.7

6.6

14.3

11.8

53.8

55.9

Liquid limit

(%)

Plastic limit (%)

Plasticity Index (%)

51.2
26.5
24.7

Linear shrinkage

Trough No.

Trough length (cm)

14

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Trough length (cm)

56.0

14

Specimen length (cm)

12.0

L.shringage =

2.0

% L.shrinkage =

14.3

CONSULTANT
Engineer._____________________

nician_________________________

Atterberg Limits - Namanve