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    CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

    CC303 : GEOTEKNIK 1 (LAB)

    LECTURE NAME : EN.RUFAIZAL BIN MAMAT

    NAME OF GROUP F :

    MOHD HANAFI BIN ALIAS(14DKA11F1153)

    MUHAMAD SHAHFUAN BIN NORDIN(14DKA11F1164)

    MOHAMMAD AMERUL BIN MAT NAWI(14DKA11F1166)

    MOHD NOOR HAFIZ BIN BACHOK(14DKA11F1168)

    MOHD AFIQ

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    FORMAT REPORT

    a) Coverb) Rubricc) Student code of ethnicsd) The report should contain:

    1-No. of experiment2- Topic of experiment3- Objective4- Apparatus5- Theory6- Procedure7- Result8- Calculation9- Discussion10- Conclusion

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    STUDENT CODE OF ETHNICS

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    NO EXPERIMENT : 1

    TOPIC EXPERIMENT : COMPACTION TEST

    INTRODUCTION : Soil compaction is defined as the method of mechanically

    increasing the density of soil. In construction, this is

    significant part of the building process.

    OBJECTIVE : 1) to determine the relationship between the

    moisture content and the dry density of a soil for a specified

    compactive effort.

    2) to determine how much space is available for air and water.

    APPARATUS : 1) Manual rammer

    2) mold3) Extruder,

    4)Balance,

    5)Drying oven,

    6)Mixing pan,

    7)Trowel, #4 sieve,

    8) Moisture cans,

    9)Graduated cylinder

    10) Straight Edge.

    11) 5kg of sand

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    5kg of sand

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    THEORY :

    Compaction is the process by which the bulk density of an aggregate of matter is increasedby driving out air. For any soil, for a given amount of compactive effort, the density obtained

    depends on the moisture content. At very high moisture contents, the maximum dry density is

    achieved when the soil is compacted to nearly saturation, where (almost) all the air is driven

    out. At low moisture contents, the soil particles interfere with each other; addition of some

    moisture will allow greater bulk densities, with a peak density where this effect begins to be

    counteracted by the saturation of the soil.

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    PROCEDURE :

    (1) Depending on the type of mold you are using obtain a sufficient

    quantity of air-dried soil in large mixing pan. For the 4-inch mold

    take approximately 10 lbs, and for the 6-inch mold take roughly 15

    lbs. Pulverize the soil and run it through the # 4 sieve.

    (2) Determine the weight of the soil sample as well as the weight of the

    compaction mold with its base (without the collar) by using the

    balance and record the weights.

    (3) Compute the amount of initial water to add by the following method:

    (a) Assume water content for the first test to be 8 percent.

    (b) Compute water to add from the following equation:

    100soil massin grams 8 water to add (inml) =

    Where water to add and the soil mass are in grams. Remember

    that a gram of water is equal to approximately one milliliter of water.

    (4) Measure out the water, add it to the soil, and then mix it thoroughly

    into the soil using the trowel until the soil gets a uniform color (See

    Photos B and C).

    (5) Assemble the compaction mold to the base, place some soil in the

    mold and compact the soil in the number of equal layers specified by

    the type of compaction method employed (See Photos D and E).

    The number of drops of the rammer per layer is also dependent upon the type of mold used

    (See Table 1). The drops should be

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    applied at a uniform rate not exceeding around 1.5 seconds per Engineering Properties of

    Soils Based on Laboratory Testing

    drop, and the rammer should provide uniform coverage of the

    specimen surface. Try to avoid rebound of the rammer from the top

    of the guide sleeve.

    (6) The soil should completely fill the cylinder and the last compacted

    layer must extend slightly above the collar joint. If the soil is below

    the collar joint at the completion of the drops, the test point must be

    repeated. (Note: For the last layer, watch carefully, and add more

    soil after about 10 drops if it appears that the soil will be compacted

    below the collar joint.)

    (7) Carefully remove the collar and trim off the compacted soil so that it

    is completely even with the top of the mold using the trowel. Replace

    small bits of soil that may fall out during the trimming process (See

    Photo F).

    (8) Weight the compacted soil while its in the mold and to the base, and

    record the mass (See Photo G). Determine the wet mass of the soil

    by subtracting the weight of the mold and base.

    (9) Remove the soil from the mold using a mechanical extruder (See

    Photo H) and take soil moisture content samples from the top and

    bottom of the specimen (See Photo I). Fill the moisture cans with

    soil and determine the water content.

    (10) Place the soil specimen in the large tray and break up the soil until it

    appears visually as if it will pass through the # 4 sieve, add 2 percent

    more water based on the original sample mass, and re-mix as in

    step 4. Repeat steps 5 through 9 until, based on wet mass, a peak Engineering Properties of

    Soils Based on Laboratory Testing

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    RESULTS :

    DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

    CONTAINER

    NO.

    1 2 3 4 5

    Wet soil +

    container(g)

    0.079 0.102 0.131 0.142 0.185

    Dry soil +

    container (g)

    0.077 0.099 0.120 0.133 0.186

    Container (g) 0.050 0.052 0.051 0.049 0.049

    Waterweight

    (g)

    0.002 0.003 0.011 0.009 0.004

    Dry soil (g) 0.027 0.047 0.069 0.089 0.132Moisture

    contain (%)

    7.4 6.3 15.9 10.11 3.0

    DETERMINATION OF DRY DENSITY

    TEST NO. 1 2 3 4 5

    Mould + soil

    (g)

    11.896 11.841 11.891 11.865 11.771

    Mould (g) 7.425 7.425 7.425 7.425 7.425

    Compacted

    soil (g)

    4.471 4.416 4.466 4.440 4.346

    Mould

    volume

    (cm3)

    2169.476 2169.476 2169.476 2169.476 2169.476

    Bulk of

    density

    5.483x10-3

    5.457x10-3

    5.481x10-3

    5.469x10-3

    5.425x10-3

    Dry density 2.06x10-

    2.03x10-

    2.05x10-

    2.046x10-

    2.003x10-

    Zero void ratio ; specific gravity 2.65

    Dry density 2.65x10-

    2.65x10-

    2.65x10-

    2.65x10-

    2.65x10-

    5% void ratio ; specific gravity 2.65

    Dry density

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    CALCULATION:

    DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

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    DISCUSSION :

    The compactive effort is the amount of mechanical energy that is applied to the

    soil mass. Several different methods are used to compact soil in the field, and

    some examples include tamping, kneading, vibration, and static load compaction.

    The optimum water content is the water content that results in the greatest

    density for a specified compactive effort. Compacting at water contents higher

    than (wet of ) the optimum water content results in a relatively dispersed soil

    structure (parallel particle orientations) that is weaker, more ductile, less

    pervious, softer, more susceptible to shrinking, and less susceptible to swelling

    than soil compacted dry of optimum to the same density. The soil compacted

    lower than (dry of) the optimum water content typically results in a flocculated soil

    structure (random particle orientations) that has the opposite characteristics of

    the soil compacted wet of the optimum water content to the same density.

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    CONCLUSION:

    Mechanical compaction is one of the most common and cost effective

    means of stabilizing soils. An extremely important task of geotechnical engineers

    is the performance and analysis of field control tests to assure that compacted

    fills are meeting the prescribed design specifications. Design specifications

    usually state the required density (as a percentage of the maximum density

    measured in a standard laboratory test), and the water content. In general, most

    engineering properties, such as the strength, stiffness, resistance to shrinkage,

    and imperviousness of the soil, will improve by increasing the soil density.