GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

CE151L – A06 – GROUP 4

WATER CONTENT DETERMINATION

SUBMITTED BY:

Abrio, Rachelle Anne

Alger, Brian Matthew

Lacquio, Apple Dominique

Lapastora, Raphael Paulo

Martinez, Janine Aira

Mundo, James Adrian Del

Raquel, Michael Anthony

Sitjar, Andrea Villar

Wang, Tracie

SUBMITTED TO:

ENGR. Ada Vianca Rebutiaco

JANUARY 23, 2018

Introduction
Methodology
 DATA AND RESULTS

Sample Numbers: 1

Sample Description: Moist Soil

Mass of Soil Sample (Mt): 68g

Length of the soil sample (L): 3.48cm

Diameter of the soil sample (D): 6.462cm

MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION:

Specimen Number 1
Moisture can and lid number
Mass of empty, clean moisture can + lid (grams) 28
Mass of moisture can, lid, and moist soil (grams) 96
Mass of can, lid, dry soil (grams) 80
Ms = Mass of soil solids (grams) 52
Mw = Mass of pore water (grams) 16
w = Water content, w% 30.77%
Calculations:
Volume of the Soil Sample:
𝜋𝐷 2 𝐿
𝑉= 𝑐𝑚3
4

𝜋(6.462𝑐𝑚)2 (3.48𝑐𝑚)
𝑉=
4

V = 114.131 cm3

Bulk Density (𝜌𝑡 ) of soil:

𝑀𝑡
𝜌𝑡 = 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3
𝑉

68𝑔
𝜌𝑡 = 114.13𝑐𝑚3

𝜌𝑡 = 0.596 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3

Dry Density (𝜌𝑑 ) of soil:

𝜌𝑡
𝜌𝑑 = 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3
1+𝑤

0.596𝑔
𝑐𝑚3
𝜌𝑑 = 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3
1+ 0.3077

𝜌𝑑 = 0.456𝑔/𝑐𝑚3
Discussion of Results
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