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I.
INTRODUCTION
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Classification of Soil
Considering the soil properties from Table 1 and 2 the
soils are then classified according to grain size and as per
IS (IS: 1498-1970). All the soil samples were found to be
of silts of low compressibility (ML) and of silts of
intermediate compressibility (MI).
Table 1
Test results of sieve analysis
Sample
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Gravel
(%)
0.00
2.35
1.31
0.64
4.71
2.39
1.44
0.35
2.35
1.87
0.00
2.65
1.25
3.81
3.35
2.38
Table 3
Compaction properties and CBR values
Sample
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Table 2
Results of consistency tests and classification of soil.
Sample
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
LL
(%)
28.46
34.62
34.92
35.2
34.42
29.35
30.34
36.78
32.21
34.25
35.69
36.29
35.23
36.23
34.56
35.36
PL
(%)
20.24
26.65
27.4
27.51
27.47
23.23
23.78
28.32
25.69
27.53
28.54
28.18
27.88
28.98
26.44
28.34
PI
(%)
8.22
7.97
7.52
7.69
6.95
6.12
6.56
8.46
6.52
6.72
7.15
8.11
7.35
7.25
8.12
7.02
MDD
(gm/cc)
1.65
1.7
1.71
1.69
1.72
1.77
1.76
1.64
1.75
1.74
1.73
1.62
1.66
1.68
1.71
1.74
OMC
(%)
14.56
15.11
15.2
15.35
15.62
14.39
14.92
15.82
14.42
14.16
15.62
15.76
15.52
15.62
15.4
14.65
CBR
(%)
5.56
5.62
5.77
5.69
5.81
6.12
6.1
5.72
6.2
6.05
5.95
5.67
5.92
5.88
5.98
6.02
Type of
soil
ML
ML
ML
MI
ML
ML
ML
MI
ML
ML
MI
MI
MI
MI
ML
MI
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8
CBR (%)
PL
(%)
PI
(%)
1
0
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.2
6.4
MDD OMC
(gm/cc) (%)
-0.613 0.695
<5%
<1%
-0.317
<50%
6.3
6.2
6.1
CBR (%)
LL
(%)
Table 4
Value of r between CBR and other properties.
Soil
Property
6
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
1.6
1.65
1.7
1.75
1.8
MDD (gm/cc)
Fig.2 Effect of MDD (gm/cc on CBR.
6.3
6.2
6.1
CBR (%)
6
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
OMC (%)
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III.
Sample
No.
CBR (%)
From
labotarory test
CBR (%)
From
mathematical
relation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
5.56
5.62
5.77
5.69
5.81
6.12
6.1
5.72
6.2
6.05
5.95
5.67
5.92
5.88
5.98
6.02
5.60
5.78
5.87
5.81
5.95
6.12
6.04
5.62
6.07
6.05
5.95
5.657
5.82
5.87
5.76
6.01
Laboratory CBR
%
variation
-0.71
-2.84
-1.73
-2.10
-2.40
0
0.98
1.74
2.09
0
0
0.22
1.68
0.17
3.67
0.16
REFERENCES
[1]
Computed CBR
6.3
6.2
CBR (%)
6.1
6
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
0
10
15
CONCLUSIONS
20
Sample No.
562