MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION

Container No SAMPLE 1 SAMPLE 2

Wet soil and container g 188.4 145.9 163.4 133.7

Dry soil and container g 143.7 118.7 137.8 115.2

Mass of container g 38.3 36.5 42.1 40.6

Mass of dry soil g 105.4 82.2 95.7 74.6

Mass of moisture loss g 44.7 27.2 25.6 18.5

Moisture content % 42.41 33.09 26.75 24.80

Average moisture content 37.75 25.77

SPECIFIC GRAVITY DETERMINATION

Sample No SAMPLE 1 SAMPLE 2

Weight of jar + water (full) m4 g 597.2 605.5
Weight of jar + soil +water m3 g 651.4 632.4
Weight of jar + soil m2 g 368.2 363.1
Weight of jar m1 g 280.5 320.7
Weight of soil m2 m1 g 87.7 42.4
Weight of water in jar (full) m4 m1 g 316.7 284.8
Weight of water used (m3 m2) g 283.2 269.3
Volume of soil particles (m4 m1) (m3 m2) g 33.5 15.5
Gs 2.62 2.74
 PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE 1
Sieve Diameter (mm) Mass % Mass % Passing
No Retained Retained
A 4.76 4.6 1.84 98.16
B 2.36 14.9 5.96 92.2
C 1.7 9.3 3.72 88.48
D 1.18 8.9 3.56 84.92
E 0.6 18.7 7.48 77.44
F 0.5 3.9 1.56 75.88
G 0.425 6.5 2.6 73.28
H 0.212 21.3 8.52 64.76
I 0.15 8.8 3.52 61.24
J 0.075 10.3 4.12 57.12
K PAN 142.8 57.12 0

Sieve size

20.00
0.00

0.02

0.20

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90

80

70
Percentage Passing

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 PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE 2
Sieve Diameter (mm) Mass % Mass % Passing
No Retained Retained
A 4.76 8.8 3.52 96.48
B 2.36 20.3 8.12 88.36
C 1.7 12.5 5 83.36
D 1.18 8.9 3.56 79.8
E 0.6 30.3 12.12 67.68
F 0.5 6.8 2.72 64.96
G 0.425 10.4 4.16 60.8
H 0.212 39.6 15.84 44.96
I 0.15 12.5 5 39.96
J 0.075 17.2 6.88 33.08
K PAN 82.7 33.08 0

Sieve size

20.00
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0.02

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70
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 LIQUID AND PLASTIC LIMITS, LINEAR SHRINKAGE

Sample No SAMPLE 1 Liquid Limit 32.00 % Plastic Limit... 18.79%

Date12/09/2016 Plastic Index13.32% Linear Shrinkage... 5.71%

Job.PGD PROJECT Description of Soil

Site.......... LATERITIC SOIL FROM AGEN ROAD BENIN CITY

Type of Test LL LL LL LL LL
No. of Blows/shrinkage % 46.00 34.00 28.00 22.00 14.00
Container No. L1 L2 L3 L4 L3
Wt of wet soil & container (g) 44.20 51.80 51.70 55.90 54.30
Wt of dried soil & container (g) 42.50 48.20 48.40 50.40 49.10
Wt of container (g) 32.00 33.60 37.30 33.50 36.40
Wt of dry soil (Wd) (g) 10.50 14.60 11.10 16.90 12.70
Wt of moisture (Wm) (g) 1.70 3.60 3.30 5.50 5.20
Moisture contain 100 (Wm/Wd) 16.19 24.66 29.73 32.54 40.94
PL PL
Type of Test
P1 P2
Container No.
17.10 34.40
Wt of wet soil & container (g)
16.40 33.80
Wt of dried soil & container (g)
13.30 29.80
Wt of container (g)
3.10 4.00
Wt of dry soil (Wd) (g)
0.70 0.60
Wt of moisture (Wm) (g)
22.58 15.00
Moisture contain 100 (Wm/Wd)

50

40
Number of blows

30

20

10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Moisture content
 LIQUID AND PLASTIC LIMITS, LINEAR SHRINKAGE

Sample No SAMPLE 2 Liquid Limit 31.00 % Plastic Limit... 17.15%

Date12/09/2016 Plastic Index14.35% Linear Shrinkage... 6.44%

Job.PGD PROJECT Description of Soil

Site.......... LATERITIC SOIL FROM AGEN ROAD BENIN CITY

Type of Test LL LL LL LL LL
No. of Blows/shrinkage % 45.00 33.00 27.00 21.00 15.00
Container No. L1 L2 L3 L4 L3
Wt of wet soil & container (g) 46.40 47.50 48.80 55.90 54.30
Wt of dried soil & container (g) 44.40 45.00 46.30 50.10 49.40
Wt of container (g) 32.00 33.60 37.30 33.50 36.40
Wt of dry soil (Wd) (g) 12.40 11.40 9.00 16.60 13.00
Wt of moisture (Wm) (g) 2.00 2.50 2.50 5.80 4.90
Moisture contain 100 (Wm/Wd) 16.13 21.93 27.78 34.94 37.69
PL PL
Type of Test
P1 P2
Container No.
17.30 35.20
Wt of wet soil & container (g)
16.80 34.30
Wt of dried soil & container (g)
13.30 29.80
Wt of container (g)
3.50 4.50
Wt of dry soil (Wd) (g)
0.50 0.90
Wt of moisture (Wm) (g)
14.29 20.00
Moisture contain 100 (Wm/Wd)

50

40
Number of blows

30

20

10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Moisture content
 STANDARD COMPACTION OF SAMPLE 1
Wt. of mould &
wet Soil (W2) g 3150.00 3250.00 3350.00 3400.00 3500.00 3600.00 3575.00
Wt. of mould (W1)
g 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00
Wt. of wet soil
(W2-W1) g 1500.00 1600.00 1700.00 1750.00 1850.00 1950.00 1925.00
Bulk Density (Pb)
(W2-W1)/x g/cm3 1.55 1.65 1.76 1.81 1.91 2.01 1.99
MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATIONS for B.S. Mould, X = 968.41cm3
Container No. LT1 LB1 LT2 LB2 LT3 LB3 LT4 LB4 LT5 LB5 LT6 LB6 LT7 LB7
Wt. of wet soil &
container (g) 61.10 53.40 69.90 65.20 75.50 76.30 46.60 62.50 58.20 44.60 59.40 78.60 68.70 89.70
Wt. of Dry soil &
container (g) 59.70 51.90 67.00 62.70 71.60 72.20 43.30 56.70 54.10 41.10 54.20 71.80 56.80 85.70
Wt. of Container
(g) 46.60 36.30 44.00 42.70 44.10 44.50 23.80 23.80 33.80 23.60 32.10 42.90 31.80 47.80
Wt. of dry soil
(Wd) g 13.10 15.60 23.00 20.00 27.50 27.70 19.50 32.90 20.30 17.50 22.10 28.90 25.00 37.90
Wt. of Moisture
(Wm) g 1.40 1.50 2.90 2.50 3.90 4.10 3.30 5.80 4.10 3.50 5.20 6.80 11.90 4.00
Moistur Content
100(Wm/Wd) % 10.69 9.62 12.61 12.50 14.18 14.80 16.92 17.63 20.20 20.00 23.53 23.53 47.60 10.55
Average Moisture
Content (m) % 10.15 12.55 14.49 17.28 20.10 23.53 29.08
Dry Density =
Pb/1+ (m/100)
(g/cm3) 1.41 1.47 1.53 1.54 1.59 1.63 1.54

1.65

1.6

1.55
dry density

1.5

1.45

1.4

1.35
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
Moisture content

MDD 1.63g/cm3

OMC 23.5%
 HEAVY COMPACTION OF SAMPLE 1
Wt. of mould & wet Soil
(W2) g 3500.00 3625.00 3700.00 3700.00 3625.00
Wt. of mould (W1) g 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00 1650.00
Wt. of wet soil (W2-W1)
g 1850.00 1975.00 2050.00 2050.00 1975.00
Bulk Density (Pb) (W2-
W1)/x g/cm3 1.91 2.04 2.12 2.12 2.04
MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATIONS for B.S. Mould, X = 968.41cm3
Container No. HT1 HB1 HT2 HB2 HT3 HB3 HT4 HB4 HT5 HB5
Wt. of wet soil &
container (g) 57.50 55.50 86.30 65.00 63.80 54.50 76.00 78.60 84.50 69.20
Wt. of Dry soil &
container (g) 55.90 53.90 80.90 62.20 61.20 51.40 68.00 72.70 76.40 59.90
Wt. of Container (g) 44.50 42.00 48.60 45.00 47.10 34.90 32.60 47.10 45.80 24.20
Wt. of dry soil (Wd) g 11.40 11.90 32.30 17.20 14.10 16.50 35.40 25.60 30.60 35.70
Wt. of Moisture (Wm) g 1.60 1.60 5.40 2.80 2.60 3.10 8.00 5.90 8.10 9.30
Moistur Content
100(Wm/Wd) % 14.04 13.45 16.72 16.28 18.44 18.79 22.60 23.05 26.47 26.05
Average Moisture
Content (m) % 13.74 16.50 18.61 22.82 26.26
Dry Density = Pb/1+
(m/100) (g/cm3) 1.68 1.75 1.78 1.72 1.62

1.8
1.78
1.76
1.74
1.72
dry density

1.7
1.68
1.66
1.64
1.62
1.6
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
Moisture content

OMC 1.78g/cm3

MDD 19%
 STANDARD COMPACTION OF SAMPLE 2
Wt. of mould & wet
Soil (W2) g 3400.00 3475.00 3525.00 3650.00 3750.00 3725.00
Wt. of mould (W1) g 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00
Wt. of wet soil (W2-
W1) g 1500.00 1575.00 1625.00 1750.00 1850.00 1825.00
Bulk Density (Pb)
(W2-W1)/x g/cm3 1.52 1.59 1.64 1.77 1.87 1.84
MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATIONS for B.S. Mould, X = 990cm3
Container No. LT1 LB1 LT2 LB2 LT3 LB3 LT4 LB4 LT5 LB5 LT6 LB6
Wt. of wet soil &
container (g) 68.00 59.40 61.10 65.80 64.50 48.00 59.20 57.60 56.00 70.10 60.60 85.30
Wt. of Dry soil &
container (g) 65.30 55.40 58.30 61.30 60.90 44.10 54.00 51.20 48.90 65.10 52.30 75.60
Wt. of Container (g) 48.60 31.60 43.40 37.30 43.00 23.90 32.10 23.50 22.50 46.10 23.80 42.00
Wt. of dry soil (Wd) g 16.70 23.80 14.90 24.00 17.90 20.20 21.90 27.70 26.40 19.00 28.50 33.60
Wt. of Moisture (Wm)
g 2.70 4.00 2.80 4.50 3.60 3.90 5.20 6.40 7.10 5.00 8.30 9.70
Moistur Content
100(Wm/Wd) % 16.17 16.81 18.79 18.75 20.11 19.31 23.74 23.10 26.89 26.32 29.12 28.87
Average Moisture
Content (m) % 16.49 18.77 19.71 23.42 26.60 29.00
Dry Density = Pb/1+
(m/100) (g/cm3) 1.30 1.34 1.37 1.43 1.48 1.43

1.5
1.48
1.46
1.44
1.42
dry density

1.4
1.38
1.36
1.34
1.32
1.3
1.28
14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
Moisture Content

OMC 1.48g/cm3
MDD 26.6%
 HEAVY COMPACTION OF SAMPLE 2
Wt. of mould & wet Soil
(W2) g 3575.00 3700.00 3800.00 3825.00 3800.00
Wt. of mould (W1) g 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00 1900.00
Wt. of wet soil (W2-W1)
g 1675.00 1800.00 1900.00 1925.00 1900.00
Bulk Density (Pb) (W2-
W1)/x g/cm3 1.69 1.82 1.92 1.94 1.92
MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATIONS for B.S. Mould, X = 968.41cm3
Container No. HT1 HB1 HT2 HB2 HT3 HB3 HT4 HB4 HT5 HB5
Wt. of wet soil &
container (g) 41.30 48.00 62.30 46.50 36.80 57.60 56.70 63.40 67.70 51.00
Wt. of Dry soil &
container (g) 39.60 46.30 60.10 44.90 34.50 55.40 52.50 60.30 63.30 44.00
Wt. of Container (g) 26.90 35.00 47.20 34.50 22.70 44.80 34.40 47.10 45.10 16.30
Wt. of dry soil (Wd) g 12.70 11.30 12.90 10.40 11.80 10.60 18.10 13.20 18.20 27.70
Wt. of Moisture (Wm) g 1.70 1.70 2.20 1.60 2.30 2.20 4.20 3.10 4.40 7.00
Moistur Content
100(Wm/Wd) % 13.39 15.04 17.05 15.38 19.49 20.75 23.20 23.48 24.18 25.27
Average Moisture
Content (m) % 14.22 16.22 20.12 23.34 24.72
Dry Density = Pb/1+
(m/100) (g/cm3) 1.48 1.56 1.60 1.58 1.54

1.62

1.6

1.58
dry density

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.5

1.48

1.46
12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
Moisture Content

MDD 1.608g/cm3
OMC 21%
 CBR OF SAMPLE 1
Penetration
(mm) 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50

Load Indicator 0 39.00 52 81 95 120 132 167 174 197 229 247

Load (KN) 0 0.4446 0.5928 0.9234 1.083 1.368 1.5048 1.9038 1.9836 2.2458 2.6106 2.8158

TEST ON TOP ( UNSOAKED) SURCHARGE

Penetration
(mm) 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50

Load Indicator 0 27.00 41 63 72 95 126 139 154 179 189 229

Load (KN) 0 0.3078 0.4674 0.7182 0.8208 1.083 1.4364 1.5846 1.7556 2.0406 2.1546 2.6106

UNSOAKED
2.5mm 5.0mm
BOTTOM 6.97 7.54
TOP 5.42 7.20

12

11

10

8
Force on Plunger ( kN )

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Penetration of Plunger ( mm)
 CBR OF SAMPLE 2

Penetration (mm) 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50

Load Indicator 0 7.00 14 25 42 76 88 98 119 134 150 186

Load (KN) 0 0.07657 0.15313 0.27345 0.4594 0.8313 0.96256 1.07194 1.30164 1.46571 1.64072 2.0345

TEST ON TOP ( UNSOAKED) SURCHARGE

Penetration (mm) 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50

Load Indicator 0 12.00 20 46 67 86 94 108 128 144 163 214

Load (KN) 0 0.13126 0.21876 0.50315 0.73286 0.94068 1.02819 1.18132 1.40008 1.57509 1.78292 2.34076

UNSOAKED
2.5mm 5.0mm
BOTTOM 6.28 6.52122
TOP 7.10214 7.01442

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Force on Plunger ( kN )

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Penetration of Plunger ( mm)