Sample Source: Date: Sample Designation:: K1+960R (16KM) Borrow Pit KM 2+160 - 2+200 2017/8/26
Sample Source: Date: Sample Designation:: K1+960R (16KM) Borrow Pit KM 2+160 - 2+200 2017/8/26
Sample Source: Date: Sample Designation:: K1+960R (16KM) Borrow Pit KM 2+160 - 2+200 2017/8/26
TEST SUMMARY
Sample source: K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit Date: 2017/8/26
Specification
Sieve Analysis Results Obtained Subbase Fill
Passing 0.075 12 Max 20 Max 30
Percentage passing 0.425mm 25 Max 30
Fraction passing 0.075/0.425 0.50 Max 0.66
Atterberg Limits
Liquid Limit (%) 25.2 Max 30 Max 50
Plastic Limit (%) 18.0
Plasticity Index (%) 7.2 Max 15
Remarks:
2.000
DRY DENSITY ( kg/m3 )
1.950
1.900
1.850
1.800
1.750
2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 22/08/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+160 -2+200
Material Description: Base Layer Along
Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 3042 Dry Weight (g): 2968
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 2668
Pan 65.0
12.3
Wash Loss 300.0
Total 2967.8
90
80
70
60
Passing (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 22/08/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+160 -2+200
Material Description: Base Layer Along
Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 3093 Dry Weight (g): 3018
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 2726
Pan 106.3
13.2
Wash Loss 292.0
Total 3017.6
90
80
70
60
Passing (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)
DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
LIQUID LIMIT PLASTIC LIMIT
Container number 41 25 18 75 9 15
Number of blows 40 33 27 15
Wt.of Container weight (g) 31.2 35.6 33.0 31.8 32.0 33.9
Wt.of Container +Wet soil (g) 111.9 112.0 102.7 101.5 109.1 118.5
Wt.of Container +Dry soil (g) 97.9 97.6 88.5 86.5 97.3 105.6
Wt.of water (g) 14.0 14.4 14.2 15.0 11.8 12.8
Wt.of Dry soil (g) 66.7 62.0 55.5 54.7 65.3 71.7
Moisture content (%) 21.0 23.2 25.6 27.4 18.1 17.9
Average ( %) 18.0
29
27
25
Moisture content %
23
21
19
17
15
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
No. of blows
No.200 0.075 mm
Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1-
LD/L0) (%)
Liquid Limit 25.2
Group Index
Soil Classification
C.B.R.
CORRECTED FORCE KN
CORRECTED FORCE KN
STANDARD FORCE KN
FORCE READING KN
FORCE READING KN
FORCE READING KN
PENETRATION(mm)
0.00 0 0 0 0.00
0.50 4 9 24 0.50 3
1.00 8 13 41 1.00 7
1.50 11 18 53
2.00 14 22 63
2.50 13.34 17 16.5 14.9 28 27.5 24.8 74 73.7 66.4
3.00 18 31 81
3.50 19 34 88
4.00 20 36 95
4.50 21 39 100
5.00 19.96 22 22 13.2 41 40.7 24.5 106 105.6 63.5
5.50 23 43 110
6.00 24 45 116
6.50 25 47 121
140
56 blows
120
100
CBR ( % )
80
60 25 blows
40
10 blows
20
0
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00
PLUNGER PENETRATION ( mm )
Contractor's Materials Engineer Engineers Assistant Materials Engineer
FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1
Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)
MASS OF MOULD + WET SOIL (g) 8985 9020 8776 8815 8521 8572
MASS OF WET SOIL (g) 4695 4730 4496 4535 4179 4230
SWELL
INITIAL READING, ( mm ) 93 75 28
CBR
60.0
50.0
40.0
CBR ( % )
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
RELATIVE COMPACTION ( % )
Test 1 Test 2
Porcelaine no 1 2
Mass of container (g) 584 584
Mass of container plus oven dry sample (g) 870 878
Mass of container plus muffled furnace sample (g) 868 877
organic content (%) 0.7 0.3
Average Organic Content (%) 0.5