DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SOIL MECHANICS SECTION

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EXPERIMENT No. 6
(MOISTU! " UNIT #!IG$T !%&TIONS$I' O( SOI%S)
COM'&CTION T!ST
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&STM D*+, and D-../
&&S$TO T++ (Standard) and T-,0 (Modi1ied)
M&T!I&%S &ND &''&&TUS
-. Com2action mo3d 4it5 base 23ate and co33ar.
6. Com2action rammer (67.. N 8 0.90. m dro2 or 77.. N 8 0.7* m dro2) or
mec5anica33y o2erated rammer.
9. -0 to -6 moisture cans.
7. Sam23e e8truder (:ac;) or mec5anica3 2u3<eri=er.
.. %ar>e mi8in> 2an.
*. Soi3 mi8er (o2tiona3)
'OC!DU!
Note:
& 4ater?content (i.e. 23astic and 3i@uid 3imits) must be 2er1ormed 1irst on
t5e soi3 sam23e ta;en 67 5ours 2rior to t5is test. Ot5er4ise it may ta;e *
to , tria3s to obtain t5e com2action cur<eA es2ecia33y 1or any soi3s 45ere
OMC is -/ to 66 2ercent.
Con<ersion:
Mass Density o1 4ater B 0.00- ;i3o>ram 2er mi33i3iter.
-. 're2are a 9?;i3o>ram (nomina3 4ei>5t) o1 air?dry soi3A 2u3<eri=ed su11icient3y
and 2assin> t5e No. 7 sie<e.
6. Mi8 4it5 t5e initia3 2ercenta>e o1 4ater based on t5e 2resent 4ater content
(<a3ue o1 OMC in t5e 3i@uid 3imit?23astic 3imit and OMC cur<e). T5e initia3
moisture content s5ou3d be 7 to . 2ercent be3o4 OMC in t5e >ra25.
9. 'remi8 soi3 and 4ater and CcureD 1or about 67 5ours 2rior to t5e test.
7. I1 t5e soi3 5as been CcuredDA add - 2ercent moisture by 4ei>5t E.0- 8 9 B .09
;>s B 90 m3 o1 4aterF to account 1or t5e e<a2oration 3osses. Mi8 t5is 4ater
into t5e soi3 care1u33y.
.. #ei>5 t5e com2action mo3dA but do not inc3ude t5e co33ar or t5e base 23ate.
*. Measure t5e com2action mo3d to determine its <o3ume Eor at t5e discretion o1
t5e instructor assume t5e <o3ume is +77 cm
9
(or -000 cm
9
as a22ro2riate)F.
/. 'er1orm t5e com2action o2eration 4it5 t5e 1o33o4in> criterion:
a. Standard 'roctor Test
i. Go3. o1 mo3d B 0.00- cu.mts. (or 0.000+77 cu.mts.)
ii. ammer B 67.. N 8 0.90. meter dro2
iii. 9 3ayers at 6* b3o4s 2er 3ayer (i1 GB0.00- cu.mts.) or 6. b3o4s
2er 3ayer (i1 GB0.000+77 cu.mts.)
Republic of the Philippines
DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MatiA Da<ao Orienta3
b. Modi1ied 'roctor Test ($ea<y Com2action)
i. Go3. O1 mo3d B 0.006-6. cu.mts.
ii. ammer B 77.. N 8 0.7* meter dro2
iii. . 3ayers at .* b3o4s 2er 3ayer
Alternate Specification
i. Go3. o1 mo3d B 0.00- cu.mts (or 0.000+77 cu.mts.)
ii. ammer B 77.. N 8 0.7* meter dro2
i<. . 3ayers at 6* b3o4s 2er 3ayer (i1 GB0.00- cu.mts.) or 6. b3o4s
2er 3ayer (i1 GB0.000+77 cu.mts.)
,. Care1u33y stri;e bot5 t5e to2 and base o1 t5e com2acted cy3inder o1 soi3 4it5
a stee3 strai>5ted>e. (i33 in any 5o3es in t5e com2acted s2ecimen 4it5 eit5er
soi3 or >ra<e3 t5at is sma33er t5an t5e 5o3e 45ere t5e smoot5in> 2rocess
remo<es any 2ebb3es or soi3.
Note:
I1 t5e mo3d is not 1i33ed abo<e t5e co33ar joint 1rom t5e 3ast
com2acted 3ayerA do not add soi3 to ma;e u2 t5e de1iciency. It is
ad<isab3e to redo t5e test.
You can 5o4e<er a<oid t5is un1ortunate circumstance by care1u33y
4atc5in> t5e be5a<ior o1 t5e soi3. I1 a1ter about -0 b3o4s on t5e 3ast 3ayerA
t5e soi3 3e<e3 is be3o4 t5e co33ar jointA add enou>5 materia3 (soi3) to 1i33 t5e
3e<e3 abo<e t5e co33arA t5en continue t5e remainin> o1 t5e b3o4s.
On t5e ot5er 5andA you s5ou3d try not to 5a<e more t5an * mm o1
soi3 e8cess abo<e t5e co33ar joint. T5is 4i33 resu3t to t5e remo<a3 o1 t5e
3ast 3ayer o1 com2acted soi3 ca;e 45en you remo<e t5e co33ar. I1 t5is
5a22ensA redo t5e test.
I1 t5e co33ar is di11icu3t to remo<eA do not t4ist t5e t5ird or 3ast 3ayer
o1 soi3. Ta;e a s2atu3a and trim a3on> t5e sides o1 t5e co33ar unti3 it comes
o11 easi3y.
+. #ei>5 t5e mo3d and cy3inder H soi3.
-0. !8trude t5e cy3inder o1 soi3 1rom t5e mo3dA s23it itA and ta;e t4o 4ater
contents on t5e said com2acted sam23e. #ater contents must be ta;en near
t5e to2 and near t5e bottom o1 t5e com2acted soi3.
--. Irea; t5e sam23e in 3ess t5an 7./. mm diam.A t5en add 6 2ercent (based on
t5e ori>ina3 sam23e 4ei>5t o1 9 ;>s) o1 4ater. Care1u33y remi8 and re2eat
2rocedures / to -- unti3A based on 4et 4ei>5tsA a 2ea; <a3ue is 1o33o4ed by
t4o s3i>5t3y 3esser com2acted 4ei>5ts.
-6. eturn to t5e 3aboratory t5e 1o33o4in> day and 4ei>5 t5e o<en?dry 4ater?
content sam23es to 1ind t5e actua3 a<era>e 4ater content o1 eac5 test.
-9. Com2ute t5e dry unit 4ei>5t and ma;e a 23ot o1
dry
<ersus 4ater content
4it5
dry
as t5e ordinate. On t5is cur<eA 23ot t5e =ero?air?<oids cur<e.
T5e dry unit 4ei>5t
dry
is com2uted as 1o33o4s:

4


dry B ???????????????????????????
- H (4 J -00)

T5e =ero?air?<oids dry unit 4ei>5t
=Aa<
is com2uted as:

Gs

=Aa< B ????????????????????
-H 4Gs
#5ere:
Gs B S2eci1ic >ra<ity o1 soi3

4 B 4et unit 4ei>5t

4 B 4ater content
I1 Gs is not ;no4nA assume t5at t5e =ero?air?<oids unit 4ei>5t at
o2timum moisture is .K 3ar>er t5an t5e ma8imum dry unit 4ei>5t. (rom
t5is assum2tion you can com2ute a <a3ue o1 Gs 1or t5e soi3 and 1ind t5e
dry unit 4ei>5t at ot5er <a3ues o1 4ater content to 23ot t5e =ero?air?<oids
cur<e. I1 t5e cur<e 1a33s be3o4 t5e com2action cur<e at any 2ointA t5e .K
assum2tion 4as not correctA so add -K increments o1 density and
recom2uted unti3 you obtain a =ero?air?<oids cur<e t5at e<ery45ere 1a33s
abo<e t5e com2action cur<e. Ie sure to us a >ood sca3e 1or t5e
com2action cur<eA since t5is 23ot is used 1or @uantitati<e 2ur2oses.