DATA/RESULTS

Days Load Dial gauge reading

1 0 37,710
2 5 35,156
3 10 34,028
4 20 32,654
5 0 34,096

Description Sample A Sample B Sample R

Mass of container 9,819 9,736 82,812
Mass of container + 29,450 35,685 248,012
wet sample
Mass of container + 24,626 29,821 213,946
dry sample

Sample diameter = 75 mm sample height = 20 mm

Analysis of Data/Results
Day Weight (kg) Force (KN) Pressure Final height Hv=H-Hs e=Hv/Hs
(KN/m2) of sample
(cm)
1 0 0 0 2 0,88 0,7857
2 5 0,04905 11,1026 1,744 0,624 0,5571
3 10 0,0981 22,2053 1,632 0,512 0,4571
4 20 0,1962 44,4106 1,495 0,375 0,3348
5 0 0 0 1,639 0,519 0,4634

𝜋×𝑑 2 𝜋×(0,075)
2
Area = = = 4,417865× 10−3 m2
4 4
9,81×0 9,81×5
Force (1) = mg = = 0 KN Force (2) = mg = = 0,04905 KN
1000 1000
9,81×10 9,81×20
Force (3) = mg = = 0,0981 KN Force (4) = mg = = 0,1962 KN
1000 1000
9,81×0
Force (5) = mg = = 0 KN
1000
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 0 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 0,04905
P(1) = = = 0 KN/m2 P(2) = = = 11,103 KN/m2
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 4,417865×10−3 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 4,417865×10−3

𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 0,0981 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 0,1962

P(3) = = = 22,205 KN/m2 P(4) = = = 44,411 KN/m2
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 4,417865×10−3 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 4,417865×10−3
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 0 Mdry – Mcontainer 213,946 – 82,812
P(5) = = = 0 KN/m2 Ms = = = 0,131134 kg
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 4,417865×10−3 1000 1000

𝑀𝑠 0,1311
Hs = = = 0,011195 m Hs = 0,011195 × 100 = 1,12 cm
𝐴×𝐺𝑠×ɣ 4,417865×10−3 ×2,65×1000
Hv1 = H – Hs = 2 – 1,12 = 0,88 cm Hv2 = H – Hs = 1,744 – 1,12 = 0,624 cm

Hv3 = H – Hs = 1,632 – 1,12 = 0,512 cm Hv4 = H – Hs = 1,495 – 1,12 = 0,375 cm

𝐻𝑣 0,88 𝐻𝑣 0,624
Hv5 = H – Hs = 1,639 – 1,12 = 0,519 cm e1 = 𝐻𝑠 = 1,12
= 0,7857 e2 = 𝐻𝑠 = 1,12
= 0,5571
𝐻𝑣 0,512 𝐻𝑣 0,375 𝐻𝑣 0,519
e3 = 𝐻𝑠 = 1,12
= 0,4571 e4 = 𝐻𝑠 = 1,12
= 0,3348 e5 = 𝐻𝑠 = 1,12
= 0,4634

PRESSURE VS VOID RATIO

Series 1 0 02

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
VOID RATIO,

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
PRESSURE, KPA

Description Sample A Sample B Sample R

Mass of container (g) 9,819 9,736 82,812
Mass of container + 29,450 35,685 248,012
wet sample (g)
Mass of container + 24,626 29,821 213,946
dry sample (g)
Mass of water (g) 29,450 – 24,626 35,685 – 29,821 248,012 – 213,946
= 4,824 = 5,864 = 34,066
Mass of dry sample (g) 24,626 – 9,819 29,821 – 9,736 213,946 – 82,812
= 14,807 = 20,085 = 131,134
Moisture content (%) 4,824 5,864 34,066
14,807
× 100 = 32,58 × 100 = 29,2 131,134
× 100 = 25,98
20,085