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    SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOLIDS

    EXPERIMENT
    SNO
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6

    OBSERVATION AND CALCULATIONS


    Mass of empty bottle (m1) in g
    Mass of bottle with dry soil (m2) in g
    Mass of bottle dry soil and water (m3) in g
    Mass of bottle with water (m4) in g

    1
    0.63537
    0.86271
    1.66493
    1.5284

    TRAIL NO
    2
    0.63537
    0.863
    1.6698
    1.5284

    Calculations
    Specific gravity of solids at test temperature
    GT

    =
    (M4-M1)

    (M2-M1)
    -

    (M3-M2)

    2.50

    Average Specific Gravity of solids at the test Temperature GT

    2.64

    C GRAVITY OF SOLIDS
    TRAIL NO

    2.57

    GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS


    Sieve No
    4.75
    2.36
    1.18
    600
    425
    300
    150
    75
    Pan

    Sieve Size
    4.75
    2.36
    1.18
    0.6
    0.425
    0.3
    0.15
    0.075
    <0.075

    Sum
    Total soil taken

    Result

    Soil retained(g)
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0.22
    0.16
    30.54
    90.01
    78.56

    C M Wt retained(g)
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0.22
    0.38
    30.92
    120.93
    199.49

    C M % retained
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0.110281217
    0.190485739
    15.49952379
    60.61957993
    100

    % Finer
    100
    100
    100
    100
    99.88971878
    99.80951426
    84.50047621
    39.38042007
    0

    199.49
    200

    Coarse grained soil


    Type of Soil which has major portion

    % of fines present in the soil

    Sand(
    39.38

    E ANALYSIS
    120
    100
    99.88971878

    100
    %
    f
    i
    n
    e
    r

    100
    99.80951426 100
    84.50047621

    80

    100

    60

    Series1

    40

    39.38042007

    20
    0
    0.01

    0.1

    Dia of Paticles

    10

    From the Graph

    Sand(S)
    =

    Do L.L& P.L

    D10

    ---

    D60

    0.1

    D30

    ---

    Series1

    LIQUID LIMIT
    Determination NO.

    No Of BLOWS (N)

    16

    26

    64

    84

    60

    Wt. of Container,g

    24.92

    27.18

    25.59

    Wt of Container +wet soil, g

    53.54

    71.78

    45.62

    Wt of Container + Dry soil,g

    47.46

    63.59

    42.01

    6.08

    8.19

    3.61

    22.54

    36.41

    16.42

    Container No.

    Wt of water,g
    Wt of Oven Dry soil,g
    Water Content (%)

    26.97427 22.49382 21.98538

    Liquid Limit

    water content %

    30
    28

    y=-

    26
    24
    22
    20

    10

    100

    No of Blows

    .:. Liquid limt @ 25Th Blow


    Plastic limit

    Plasticity index Ip

    22
    17.62448
    Liquid limit-plastic limit

    Ip of A-line
    Result
    Plasticity of Soil

    =
    =
    =

    0.73*(L.L-20)
    CLAY

    of

    Low Plastic

    Low Compressible

    PLASTIC LIMIT
    4

    Determination NO.

    38

    44

    Container No.

    52

    31

    85

    62

    Wt. of Container,g

    26.75

    25.74

    26.29

    24.49

    26.19

    Wt of Container +wet soil, g

    37.99

    38.03

    45.31

    69.36

    57.39

    Wt of Container + Dry soil,g

    36.35

    36.09

    42.54

    61.68

    51.97

    Wt of water,g

    1.64

    1.94

    2.77

    7.68

    5.42

    9.6

    10.35

    16.25

    37.19

    25.78

    Wt of Oven Dry soil,g


    Water Content (%)

    17.08333 18.74396 17.04615

    Plastic limit
    No of trials

    17.62448
    3

    20.65071 21.02405

    y = -3.055ln(x) + 31.939
    R = 0.9358
    Liquid Limit
    Log. (Liquid Limit)

    4.375517

    Intermediate Value such as CL-ML

    =
    Low Compressible

    1.46
    &

    Silt Low Compressible

    DATA :Description of the Soil


    Location

    =
    =

    Black Cotton Soil


    Mouda

    Specific Gravity of Solids (Gs)


    Dry mass of Soil to be taken ,g
    Hydrometer Type
    Temp
    Volume of The Solution ,CC
    Volume of the Hydrometer,CC
    Area of the jar ,cm2
    Dispersing Agent , CC
    Meniscus Correction
    Fraction passing through 150

    2.57
    50

    =
    =
    =
    =
    =
    =
    =
    =
    =

    32
    1000

    100
    0.5
    0.84285

    S.no

    Elasped Time

    Temp o c

    R' h

    R = R' +C m

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    13

    1/4
    1/2
    1
    2
    4
    8
    15
    30
    60
    120
    1440

    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26

    30
    29.5
    27
    24
    21
    18.5
    16
    14.5
    12
    11
    7.5

    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1

    30.5
    30
    27.5
    24.5
    21.5
    19
    16.5
    15
    12.5
    11.5
    8

    SEDIMENTATION ANALYSIS

    H e (Cm)

    (poise)

    D(mm)

    N'(%)

    8.5
    8.75
    9.5
    10.5
    11.75
    11
    11.75
    12.25
    13
    13.75
    14.5

    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875
    0.00875

    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06
    8.91947E-06

    0.0761
    0.0546
    0.0402
    0.0299
    0.0224
    0.0153
    0.0115
    0.0083
    0.0061
    0.0044
    0.0013

    31
    30.5
    28
    25
    22
    19.5
    17
    15.5
    13
    12
    8.5

    101.44937
    99.813092
    91.631691
    81.81401
    71.996328
    63.814927
    55.633526
    50.724686
    42.543285
    39.270725
    27.816763

    N(%)
    85.506603
    84.127464
    77.231771
    68.956938
    60.682105
    53.786412
    46.890718
    42.753302
    35.857608
    33.09933
    23.445359

    Black Cotton Soil

    SOIL CLA
    Dia(mm)

    %finer

    4.75
    2.36
    1.18
    0.6
    0.425
    0.3
    0.15
    0.075
    0.0761
    0.0546
    0.0402
    0.0299
    0.0224
    0.0153
    0.0115
    0.0083
    0.0061
    0.0044
    0.0013

    100
    100
    100
    100
    99.88972
    99.80951
    84.50048
    39.38042
    85.5066
    84.12746
    77.23177
    68.95694
    60.68211
    53.78641
    46.89072
    42.7533
    35.85761
    33.09933
    23.44536

    120

    100

    80
    %
    F
    i
    n
    e
    r

    60

    40

    20

    0
    0.001

    0.01

    Majority of Soil is

    Secondary Soil is

    Type of the Soil

    SOIL as per ISCS

    SOIL CLASSIFICAtION

    0.01

    0.1
    Diameter of Particles

    Sand(S)

    10

    Cu

    CLAY Low Compressible & Silt Low Compressible

    #VALUE!

    SC-SM

    #VALUE!

    Cc

    #VALUE!

    Gravel(G) CLAY Low Compressible & Silt Low Compressible


    Sand(S)
    CLAY Low Compressible & Silt Low Compressible

    Well Graded Gravel


    Poorly Graded Gravel
    Silty Gravel
    Clayey Gravel
    Well Graded Sand
    Poorly Graded Sand
    Silty Sand
    Silty Clay
    Silt Low Compressible
    Clay Low Compressible
    Clay Intermediate Compressible
    Silt Intermediate Compressible
    Silt High Compressible
    Clay High Compressible

    #VALUE!
    #VALUE!
    Poorly Graded
    Well Graded

    Well Graded Gravel along with Silty Gravel


    Well Graded Gravel along with Clayey Gravel
    Poorly Graded Gravel along with Clayey Gravel
    Poorly Graded Gravel along with Silty Gravel
    Well Graded Sand along with Silty Sand
    Well Graded Sand along with Clayey Sand
    Poorly Graded Sand along with Clayey Sand
    Poorly Graded Sand along with Silty Sand
    Clayey Sand and Silty Sand
    Clayey Gravel and Silty Gravel

    GW
    GP
    GM
    GC
    SW
    SP
    SM
    SC
    ML
    CL
    CI
    MI
    MH
    CH

    GW-GM
    GW-GC
    GP-GC
    GP-GM
    SW-SM
    SW-SC
    SP-SC
    SP-SM
    SC-SM
    GC-GM

    RESULTS
    SC-SM

    Soil Classified as
    Plasticity Index , Ip

    17.62448

    % Clay < 2

    23.44536

    Activity of Soil , A

    0.751726

    NORMAL

    ESULTS

    NORMAL

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