Grading For Coarse Aggregate

Limits as per IS:383

Sieve Weight % Weight %Cummulative
% Passing 20mm 10mm
Size Retained Retained Retained 40mm 20mm
single single
graded Graded
size size
63mm 78 0.78 0.78 99.22 100%
40mm 345 3.45 4.23 95.77 95 - 100% 100% 100%
20mm 3099 30.99 35.22 64.78 30 - 70% 95 - 100% 85 - 100%
12mm 0 0 35.22 64.78 100%
10mm 4509 45.09 80.31 19.69 10 - 35% 25 - 55% 0 - 20% 85 - 100%
4.75mm 1908 19.08 99.39 0.61 0 - 5% 0 - 10% 0 - 10% 0 - 20%
2.36mm 0 99.39 0.61 0 - 5%
 Remarks

85 - 100%
 Grading For Fine Aggregate
Sieve Weight % Weight %Cummulative Limits as per IS:383
% Passing
Size Retained Retained Retained
Gr.-I Gr.- II Gr. - III Gr.- IV
10MM 0 0 100 100% 100% 100% 100%
4.74MM 0 0 100 90 - 100% 90 - 100% 90 - 100% 95 - 100%
2.36MM 0 0 100 60 - 95% 75 - 100% 85 - 100% 95 - 100%
1.18MM 0 0 100 37 - 70% 55 - 90% 75 - 100% 90 - 100%
600 MICRON 0 0 100 15 - 34% 35 - 59% 60 - 79% 80 - 100%
300 MICRON 0 0 100 5 - 20% 8 - 30% 12 - 40% 15 - 50%
150 MICRON 0 0 100 0 - 10% 0 - 10% 0 - 10% 0 - 15%
Remarks
 Grading For All In Aggregate
Limits as per IS:383
Sieve Weight % Weight %Cummulative
% Passing 40mm 20mm Remarks
Size Retained Retained Retained
Nominal Nominal
80mm 0 0 100 100%
40mm 0 0 100 95 - 100% 100%
20mm 0 0 100 45 - 75% 95 - 100%
4.75mm 0 0 100 25 - 45% 30 - 50%
600micron 0 0 100 8 - 30% 10 - 35%
150micron 0 100 0 - 6% 0 - 6%
 Grading For WBM
Sieve Weight % Weight %Cummulative Limits as per 'MORTH'
% Passing Remarks
Size Retained Retained Retained Gr.-I Gr.- II Gr. - II
125 mm 0 0 100 100
90 mm 0 0 100 90 - 100 100
63 mm 0 0 100 25 - 60 90 -100 100
53 mm 0 0 100 - 25 -75 95 - 100
45 mm 0 0 100 0 -15 0 -15 65 -90
22.4 mm 0 0 100 0 -5 0-5 0 - 10
11.2 micron 0 0 100 - - 0 -5
NOTE:- 1-THE COMPACTED THICKNESS FOR A LAYER WITH GRADING -I SHALL BE 100MM, WHILE FOR
LAYER WITH OTHER GRADING i.e. SHALL BE 75 MM THICK
2- BINDING MATERIAL HAVING PI LESS THEN 6% SHALL BE USED FOR WBM
 Grading For Granular Sub-base Coarse Graded
%Cummul Limits as per MORTH
Sieve Weight % Weight
ative % Passing Remarks
Size Retained Retained Gr.-I Gr.- II Gr. - II
Retained
75 mm 0 0 100 100
53 mm 0 0 100 100
26.5 mm 0 0 100 55 - 75 50 - 80 100
9.5 mm 0 0 100
4.75 mm 0 0 100 10 - 30 15 - 35 25 -45
2.36 mm 0 0 100
425 micron 0 0 100 < 10 < 10 < 10
75micron 0 0 100
CBR 30% 25% 20%
LIQUID LIMIT = 25% & PI = 6
 Grading For Granular Sub-base Close Graded
Sieve Weight % Weight %Cummulative Limits as per MORTH
% Passing Remarks
Size Retained Retained Retained Gr.-I Gr.- II Gr. - II
75 mm 0 0 100 100
53 mm 0 0 100 80 - 100 100
26.5 mm 0 0 100 55 - 90 70 - 100 100
9.5 mm 0 0 100 35 - 65 50 -80 65 -95
4.75 mm 0 0 100 25 - 55 40 - 65 50 - 80
2.36 mm 0 0 100 20 - 40 30 - 50 40 -65
425 micron 0 0 100 10 - 25 15 - 25 20 - 35
75micron 0 0 100 3 - 10 3 - 10 3 - 10
CBR 30% 25% 20%
LIQUID LIMIT=25% & PI= 6
 QUANTIY OF SOIL SAMPLE REQUIRED FOR CONDUCTING THE TESTS
TYPE
AMOUNT OF SOIL DEGREE OF
S NO. TEST TEMPERATURE & SAMPLE REQUIRED FOR PULVERIZATION
DURATION
TEST (IS SIEVE SIZE)
OF DRYING
1 2 3 4 5

As given in table 2
Water Content Oven 24 h
50 g for fine grained soil
I -

Oven-105 to 110 °C 400g of fine, medium

Specific Gravity
24 h and coarse grained soils
II 2mm
III Grain Size Analysis Air Drying As given in table 3 --
IV Liquid Limit do 270g 425 micron
V Plastic Limit do 60g 425 micron
VI Shrinkage Factor Air Drying 100g 425 micron
VII Compaction

Light do 6Kg(15Kg if soil susceptible 19mm

a to crushing)
b Heavy do 19mm
c Constant Mass do 2Kg 4.75mm

Un-confined Oven 110°C±5°C 1Kg

VIII compressive strength --

Triaxial Compression do 1Kg/5Kg

IX (Unconsolidated) --

Triaxial Compression do do
X consolidated) --
Air Drying/Oven 1Kg
XI Direct Shear 110°C±5°C 4.75 mm

As per size of
Density Index particle given below
Oven, 105 to 110°C 24h 75 mm 45Kg
(Relative Density)
37.5 mm 12Kg
19mm 12Kg
9.5mm 12Kg
XII 4.75 mm 12Kg
Consolidation Air Drying/Oven 500g
XIII Properties 110°C±5°C --
XIV CBR Oven, 105 to 110°C 24h 5 Kg 19mm
 2.5 Kg(100mmDia)
XV Permeability Oven, 105 to 110°C 24h /5Kg(200mm Dia) 9.5mm
Field Moisture 15g
XVI Equivalent Air Drying 425 micron

Centrifigue moisture do 10g

XVII equivalent do
XVIII Linear Shrinkage do 450g do
XIX Chemical Test
a) Total Soluble Oven, 105 to 110°C 24h 10g
XX Solids 2mm
XXI b) Organic Matter Air Drying 100g 2mm
XXII Oven, 105 to 110°C 24h 5g
c) Calcium Carbonate --

XXIII d) Cat ion exchange do 80 - 130 g

capacity --

XXIV e) Silica Sesquioxide do 15g

ratio --
XXV f) pH value do 30g 425 micron
XXVI g) Total Soluable do 30g
Sulphates --
XXVIII Vane Shear Air Drying/Oven 250g
110°C±5°C --
XXIX Negative Pore 1 kg/ 5kg
Water Pressure do --
XXX Permeability of Air Drying/Oven 1Kg/5Kg
Granular Soils 110°C±5°C --
XXXI Sand Equivalent 1500g 4.75mm
Value Oven, 105 to 110°C 24h
XXXII Direct Shear Air Drying up to 120g Above 4.75mm
XXXIII Oven Dry 20g 425 micron
Free Swelling Index
XXXIV Swelling Pressure Air Drying/Oven Drying 2g
2mm
THE TESTS

REFER TO PART
OF IS 2720

Part -2

Part -3/section-1

Part-4
Part-5
Part-5
Part-6

Part-7

Part-8
Part -9

Part-10

Part-11

Part-12

Part-13

Part-14

Part-15

Part -16
 Part-17

Part-18

Part - 19

Part -20

Part -21

Part -22

Part -23

Part - 24

Part -25

Part-26

Part-27

Part -30

Part -35

Part - 36

Part-37

Part -39/section 1

Part -40

Part -41
 DETERMINATION OF DRY DENSITY BY SAND REPLACEMENT METHOD
OBSERVATIONS
S NO. DESCRIPTION
1 2
A Determination of Mass of sand in the cone
1) Mass of sand (+ cylinder) before pouring M1 10550
2) Mean mass of sand in cone M2 445
B Determination of Bulk density of sand
3) Volume of calibrating container V 1000
4) Mean mass of sand(+cylinder) after pouring M3 8655
5) Mass of sand filling calibrating container = M1 - M3 - M2 1450
6) Bulk Density of sand Ys = M1 - M3 - M2/V 1.45
C Bulk Density of soil
7) Mass of wet soil from the hole M 2234
8) Mass of sand (+ cylinder) after pouring in the hole M4 8512
9) Mass of sand in the hole = M1 - M4 - M2 1593
10) Bulk density of soil(y) = M/( M1 - M4 - M2)*( M1 - M3 - M2/V) 2.03
D Water Content Determination
11) Container No. 11
12) Mass of container + Wet soil 62.48
13) Mass of container + dry soil 57.76
14) Mass of container 21.43
15) Mass of dry soil 36.33
16) Mass of water 4.72
17) Water content ratio 0.13
18) Dry Density , yd = y/1+w, g/cm3 1.8
D
BSERVATIONS
Remarks
3

Reference to
Indian
Standard
IS 2720 -
1974( Part -
xxviii)
by sand
replacement
method
N OF MDD AND OMC BY PROCTOR'S TEST ( LIGHT)

OBSERVATIONS
S NO. DESCRIPTION
1 2 3 4 5
A Density
1) Mass of mould + copacted soil(g) 6607 6644 6723 6795 6837
2) Mass of mould 4944 4944 4944 4944 4944
3) Mass of compacted soil 1663 1720 1779 1851 1893
4) Bulk Density(y), g/cm3 1.76 1.82 1.88 1.96 2
5) Dry Density(yd), g/cm3 1.55 1.57 1.58 1.64 1.63
B Water content
1) container no. 23 94 8 9 159
2) Mass of container + wet soil 45.3 59.9 38.8 52.2 46.8
3) Mass of container + dry soil 42.5 54.7 36.2 47.4 42.2
3) Mass of water 2.8 5.2 2.6 4.8 4.4
4) Mass of container 22.5 22.9 22.5 22.6 23.1
5) Mass of dry soil 20 31.8 13.7 24.8 19.3
6) Water content(w), % 13.9 16.3 18.8 19.4 22.8
Dry Density , Yd = Y/(1+w)
Void Ratio , e = Gyw/yd

Note : Draw graph between Dry density( yd) & Water Content (%) ,
dry density on Y axis and water content on X axis and find out water content corresponding to maximum dry den
ONS
Remarks
6 7

6842 6829
4944 4944
1898 1885
2.01 1.99
1.62 1.58

71 10
45.6 44.9
41.3 40.2
4.3 4.7
22.9 22.5
18.4 17.7
23.4 26.6

esponding to maximum dry density.

NATION OF FLAKINESS & ELONGATION INDEX

Wt. fraction of the sample Wt. of fraction

S NO. Thickness Passing through Allowable %
Passed Retained Weights in Gauge Thickness gauge
through on gms in gms
1 63 50 4030 63 - 50 383
2 50 40 11820 50 - 40 1217
Not > 15%
3 40 25 21880 40 - 25 2341
37730 3941
Flakiness Index = (3941/37730)/100= 10.44%

Elongation Index

Weight
of Non - Wt . Of
flaky Length fraction Allowable
S No. material Gauge retained %
1 3647 63 - 50 126
2 10603 50 - 40 273
3 19539 40 - 25 676
33789 1075
Elongation Index = 1075/(37730 3941)*100 = 3.18