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    Compaction is the process of densification of soil by reducing air voids. The degree of compaction of a given soil is measured in terms of its dry density. A curve is drawn between the water content and the dry density to obtain the maximum dry density and the optimum water content.

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    Compaction is the process of densification of soil by reducing air voids. The degree of compaction of a given soil is measured in terms of its dry density. A curve is drawn between the water content and the dry density to obtain the maximum dry density and the optimum water content.

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    Comp Action of Soil Proct

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    Ujwala Prasad Panigrahi
    Compaction is the process of densification of soil by reducing air voids. The degree of compaction of a given soil is measured in terms of its dry density. A curve is drawn between the water content and the dry density to obtain the maximum dry density and the optimum water content.

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    COMPACTIONOFSOILPROCTORSTEST

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    TODETERMINETHECOMPACTIONCHARACTERISTICSOFASOILSPECIMENBY PROCTORSTEST Theory: Compactionistheprocessofdensificationofsoilbyreducingairvoids.Thedegreeofcompactionof agivensoilismeasuredintermsofitsdrydensity.Thedrydensityismaximumattheoptimumwater content.Acurveisdrawnbetweenthewatercontentandthedrydensitytoobtainthemaximumdry densityandtheoptimumwatercontent. Drydensity

    WhereM=totalmassofthesoil,V=volumeofsoil,w=watercontent. Equipment: 1.Compactionmould,capacity1000ml. 2.Rammer,mass2.6kg. 3.Detachablebaseplate. 4.Collar,60mmhigh. 5.ISsieve,4.75mm. 6.Oven 7.Desiccator 8.Weighingbalance,accuracy1g. 9.Largemixingpan 10.Straightedge. 11.Spatula 12.Graduatedjar 13.Mixingtools,spoons,trowels,etc. Procedure: 1.Takeabout20kgofair-driedsoil.Sieveitthrough20mmand4.7mmsieve. 2.Calculatethepercentageretainedon20mmsieveand4.75mmsieve,andthepercentagepassing 4.75mmsieve.

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    3.Ifthepercentageretainedon4.75mmsieveisgreaterthan20,usethelargemouldof150mm diameter.Ifitislessthan20%,thestandardmouldof100mmdiametercanbeused.Thefollowing procedureisforthestandardmould. 4.Mixthesoilretainedon4.75mmsieveandthatpassing4.75mmsieveinproportionsdeterminedin step(2)toobtainabout16to18kgofsoilspecimen. 5.Cleananddrythemouldandthebaseplate.Greasethemlightly. 6.Weighthemouldwiththebaseplatetothenearest1gram. 7.Takeabout1618kgofsoilspecimen.Addwatertoittobringthewatercontenttoabout4%if thesoilissandyandtoabout8%ifthesoilisclayey. 8.Keepthesoilinanair-tightcontainerforabout18to20hoursformaturing.Mixthesoil thoroughly.Dividetheprocessedsoilinto6to8parts. 9.Attachthecollartothemould.Placethemouldonasolidbase. 10.Takeabout2.5kgoftheprocessedsoil,andhenceplaceitinthemouldin3equallayers.Take aboutone-thirdthequantityfirst,andcompactitbygiving25blowsoftherammer.Theblowsshould beuniformlydistributedoverthesurfaceofeachlayer. Thetopsurfaceofthefirstlayerbescratchedwithspatulabeforeplacingthesecondlayer.The secondlayershouldalsobecompactedby25blowsoframmer.Likewise,placethethirdlayerand compactit. Theamountofthesoilusedshouldbejustsufficienttofillthemouldadleavingabout5mmabove thetopofthemouldtobestruckoffwhenthecollarisremoved. 11.Removethecollarandtrimofftheexcesssoilprojectingabovethemouldusingastraightedge. 12.Cleanthebaseplateandthemouldfromoutside.Weighittothenearestgram. 13.Removethesoilfromthemould.Thesoilmayalsobeejectedout. 14.Takethesoilsamplesforthewatercontentdeterminationfromthetop,middleandbottom portions.Determinethewatercontent. 15.Addabout3%ofthewatertoafreshportionoftheprocessedsoil,andrepeatthesteps10to14.

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    (a)

    (b)Rammer Fig:StandardProctorTest(CompactionTest) DATASHEETFORCOMPACTIONTEST Diameterofthemould= Heightofmould= Volumeofthemould,V= Specificgravityofsolids,G=

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    Sl.No. ObservationsandCalculations 1 Observation 1 2 Massofemptymouldwithbaseplate Massofmould,compactedsoilandbase plate DeterminationNo. 2 3

    Calculations 3 4 BulkDensity 5 6 Drydensity 7 Voidratio 8 Watercontent,w MassofcompactedsoilM=(2)(1)

    Drydensityat100%saturation (theoretical)

    9 Degreeofsaturation Plotacurvebetweenwasabscissaand asordinate.

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    Fig:CompactionCurve Result: Maximumdrydensity(fromplot)= Optimumwatercontent(fromplot)=

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