Name : _______________________ Date Tested : __________________

Course / Section : ______________ Date Submitted : _______________

SPECIFIC GRVITY OF SOIL SOLIDS

A. Pycnometer Calibration
Determination No.
Wt. bottle + water W2
Temperature, T ‫﮿‬C

B. Specific Gravity Test

Determination No. 1 2
Bottle No.
Weight bottle + water + soil, W1 (g)
Temperature, T ‫﮿‬C
Wt. bottle + water (from graph of A), W2 (g)
Weight of dry soil, Ws (g)
Specific gravity of water @ temp. T, GT
Specific gravity of soil solids, Gs
Specific gravity of soil solids (average) , Gs

𝑾 𝒔 𝑮𝑻
Formula : Gs =
𝑾𝒔 −𝑾𝟏+𝑾𝟐

Graph :

Temp. ‫﮿‬C

Wt. bottle + water , W2 (g)

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VOID RATIO, POROSITY, DENSITY of SOIL DETERMINATION

Data:

Determination No.
Mass of wet soil (g)
Mass of wet soil + paraffin (g)
Mass of paraffin (g)
Volume of paraffin c𝑚3
Specific gravity of paraffin
Initial graduate reading c𝑚3
Final graduate reading c𝑚3
Volume of wet soil + paraffin c𝑚3
Volume of wet soil c𝑚3
Moisture content of soil %
Mass of dry soil (g)
Specific gravity of soil solid, Gs
Volume of solid, Vs c𝑚3
Volume of voids, Vv c𝑚3
Void ratio, e
Porosity, n
Wet density of soil g/c𝑚3
Dry density of soil g/c𝑚3
Wet unit weight of soil kN/𝑚3
Dry unit weight of soil kN/𝑚3