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Exp – 01 DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Sample No. :

Sample details :

Date of collection :

Description of soil :

Sl
Description 1 2 3
No
1 Container Number
2 Weight of container with lid, W 1 g
3 Weight of container + Wet soil, W 2 g

4 Weight of container + Dry soil, W 3 g

5 Moisture content, w

6 Average moisture content

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
Moisture content, w = × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙

(𝑊2−𝑊3)
= × 100
(𝑊3−𝑊1)

Result

The natural moisture content of the soil sample = %

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Exp – 02 DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF

SOIL

Sample No. :

Sample details :

Date of collection :

Description of soil :

Sl
Description 1 2 3
No
1 Weight of density bottle, W 1 g
Weight of density bottle + Dry soil
2 1
(approximately 3rd of bottle), W 2 g
Weight of density bottle + Dry soil +
3
Water, W 3 g
4 Weight of density bottle + Water, W 4 g
5 Specific Gravity ‘G’
6 Average Specific gravity

(𝑊2−𝑊1)
Specific Gravity , G = (𝑊2−𝑊1)− (𝑊3−𝑊4)

Result

The Specific gravity of the sample G =

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Exp – 03 DETERMINATION OF GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION

OF SOIL BY SIEVE ANALYSIS

Sample No. :
Sample details :
Date of collection :
Description of soil :
Mass of weight of soil sample taken for analysis =

IS Sieve Particle Weight Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative

(1) Size (mm) Retained weight percent % Finer
(2) (kg) retained retained (%) (% of soil
(3) (kg) (4) (5) passing) (6)
(100 – (5))

𝐷302
Coefficient of curvature, Cc =
𝐷10 × 𝐷60

𝐷60
Uniformity coefficient, Cu =
𝐷10

Result
Coefficient of curvature (Cc) =

Uniformity coefficient (Cu) =

The given soil is
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Exp – 04 CONSISTENCY LIMIT TEST

(i) CASAGRANDE LIQUID LIMIT TEST

Sample No. :
Sample details :
Date of collection :
Description of soil :

Sl
Description 1 2 3 4 5 6
No
1 Container number
2 Weight of container
3 Weight of container + wet soil
4 Weight of container + dry soil
5 Weight of water
6 Weight of dry soil
7 Water content (%)
8 No. of blows

Result

The Liquid Limit of soil from Casagrande liquid limit test = %

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Exp – 04 CONSISTENCY LIMIT TEST

(ii) DETERMINATION OF PLASTIC LIMIT

Sample No. :
Sample details :
Date of collection :
Description of soil :

Sl
Description 1 2 3
No
1 Container Number

2 Weight of container with lid, W 1 g

3 Weight of container + Wet soil, W 2 g

4 Weight of container + Dry soil, W 3 g

5 Moisture content, w

6 Plastic limit

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
Moisture content, w = × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙

(𝑊2−𝑊3)
= × 100
(𝑊3−𝑊1)

Result

The Plastic Limit of the soil sample = %

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(iii) DETERMINATION OF SHRINKAGE LIMIT

Sample No. :
Sample details :
Date of collection :
Description of soil :

Sl
Description 1 2 3
No
1 Weight of container, W1 g

2 Weight of container + Wet soil pat, W 2 g

3 Weight of container + Dry soil pat, W 3 g

4 Weight of oven dry soil pat, (W 0 = W 3 – W 1) g

5 Weight of water, (W 2 – W 3) g
(W2 – W3)
6 Moisture content (%), W= (W3 – W1) × 100

7 Volume of wet pat, V in cm3

By mercury displacement method
8 (a) Weight of displaced mercury, W m g
(b) Specific gravity of mercury, Gm
Wm
9 Volume of dry soil pat, Vd = cm3
Gm

(V − Vd) x ɣw
10 Shrinkage limit, W s = (W – ) x 100
W0

W0
11 Shrinkage ratio, R =
( Vd × ɣw )

(V − Vd)
12 Volumetric Shrinkage = Vd

Result

1. Shrinkage limit = %
2. Shrinkage ratio =
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Exp – 05 STANDARD PROCTOR TEST

Sample No. :
Sample details :
Date of collection :
Mould diameter = cm
Mould height = cm
Mould volume = cm3
Empty weight of the mould = kg

Sl
Description 1 2 3 4 5 6
No

1 Weight of water added

2 Percentage of water

Wt. of mould + compacted soil

3
Wg
Bulk density
4 𝑊
ɣb= 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 g/cc
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
ɣb
5 Dry density = (1+𝑤) g/cc

Water Content Determination

6 Container number

7 Wt. of container, Wc g

8 Wt. of container+ wet soil, W 1g

9 Wt. of container+ dry soil, W 2g

10 Water content, w%

Result
1. Maximum Dry Density =
2. Optimum Moisture Content =
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Exp – 06 PERMEABILITY TEST (FALLING HEAD METHOD)

Sample No. :
Sample details :
Date of collection :
Description of soil :

Sl
Description 1 2 3
No
1 Area of stand pipe, a (cm2)
2 C/S area of soil specimen, A (cm2)
3 Length of soil specimen, L (cm)
4 Initial reading of stand pipe, h1 (cm)
5 Final reading of stand pipe, h2 (cm)
6 Time, t (sec)
7 Test temperature, T (°C)
Coefficient of permeability at t °C,
8
kt (cm/sec)
9 Average permeability, kt (cm/sec)
Coefficient of permeability at 27 °C
10
K27 (cm/sec)

𝒉𝟏
𝟐.𝟑𝟎𝟑 ×𝒂 ×𝑳 𝐥𝐨𝐠( 𝒉𝟐 )
Coefficient of permeability at t°C, kt =
𝑨 ×𝒕

𝐤𝐭 × ƞ𝒕
Coefficient of permeability at 27 °C, k27 =
ƞ𝟐𝟕

Result

Coefficient of permeability of given soil by = cm/sec