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ASTM D2216-10
Sample
Measurement/Calculation Variable Units
1 2 3
NOTES:
PYCNOMETER CALIBRATION
Mass of Pycnometer (Mp) (g):
Mass of Pycnometer + Water (Mpw) (g):
Observed Water Temperature (Ti) (°C):
Sample
Measurement/Calculation Variable Units
1 2 3
Mass of Pycnometer + Water Mpws
+ Soil
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Temperature Tx (g)
Mass of Pycnometer + Water Mpw
@ Tx
(g)
g w @Tx
M pw =
g w @Ti
[ M pw @Ti - M p] + M p
KM s
Gs =
M s+M pw - M pws
NOTES:
Weight of Container (g): 374.0 Weight of Container & Soil (g): 623.2
Weight of Dry Sample (g): 249.2
Mass of Mass of
Sieve Diameter Soil Soil Soil Passing
Empty Sieve Sieve & Soil
Number (mm) Retained (g) Retained (%) (%)
(g) (g)
10 2 503.7 503.7 0 0.0 100.0
20 0.85 609.4 611 1.6 0.6 99.4
40 0.425 463 472.7 9.7 3.9 95.5
50 0.355 446.7 468.2 21.5 8.6 86.8
100 0.15 422.2 554.5 132.3 53.1 33.7
140 0.106 351.9 388.4 36.5 14.6 19.1
200 0.075 517.9 534.3 16.4 6.6 12.5
Pan 441.3 472.2 30.9 12.4 0.0
TOTAL: 248.9 99.9
Coarse Medium Fine SILT/CLAY
GRAVEL #4 SAND #10 SAND #40 SAND #200
100
% Passing
Diameter
Sieve
90 % Passing
(mm)
80
4 4.75 100
10
70 2 100
40 0.425 100
60
200 0.075 100
50
40
30
20
10
0
10 1 0.1 0.01
Particle Diameter (mm)
Grain Size Distribution Curve Results:
% Gravel: 0 D10: NA Cu: NA
% Sand: 87.6 D30: Cc: NA
% Fines: 12.4 D60:
Mass of Mass of
Sieve Diameter Soil Soil Soil Passing
Empty Sieve Sieve & Soil
Number (mm) Retained (g) Retained (%) (%)
(g) (g)
Pan
TOTAL:
Coarse Medium Fine SILT/CLAY
GRAVEL #4 SAND #10 SAND #40 SAND #200
100
% Passing
Diameter
Sieve
90 % Passing
(mm)
80
4 4.75 100
10
70 2 100
40 0.425 100
60
200 0.075 100
50
40
30
20
10
0
10 1 0.1 0.01
Particle Diameter (mm)
Grain Size Distribution Curve Results:
% Gravel: D10: Cu:
% Sand: D30: Cc:
% Fines: D60:
é Total Dry Weight of Soil - Dry Weight of Soil Retained by # 200 Sieve ù
% Fines = ê ú ´100
ë Total Dry Weight of Soil û
% FINES:
DT Temp L K CT a %
Date Time Ra Ra,corr D (mm) Rc
(min) (°C) Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Lab Table 1, Finer
D422 D422 Manual D422
Diamet
GRAVEL
Coarse % Medium
SAND #10 SAND
Fine
SAND SILT/CLAY
Sieve
100 er#4 Passin #40
4.75000#200
100.00000 Msoil,#200 wash (g):
(mm) g 2.00000 100.00000
4 90 4.75 100 0.42500 97.00000
% Passing
0
10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 0.0001
Particle Diameter (mm)
DT Temp L K CT a %
Date Time Ra Ra,corr D (mm) Rc
(min) (°C) Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Lab Table 1, Finer
D422 D422 Manual D422
Diamet
GRAVEL
Coarse % Medium
SAND #10 SAND
Fine
SAND SILT/CLAY
Sieve
100 er#4 Passin #40
0.00000#2000.00000 Msoil,#200 wash (g):
(mm) g 0.00000 0.00000
4 90 4.75 100 0.00000 0.00000
% Passing
0
10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 0.0001
Particle Diameter (mm)
Water Content w (%) 18.7 19.1 18.7 19.1 31.1 33.1 34.2 37.1
0 7 7
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
PROCEDURE USED 29.6 7 Liquid Limit (LL or wL)
Wet Preperation 50 0
Multipoint 50 70
38.0
Dry Preperation 15.8 7
X Multipoint 37.0
85.7778 70
f(x) = -8.4060637138 ln(x) + 60.6594917983
36.0 R² = 0.9827867385
Procedure A 35.0 25 0
Multipoint 25 40
34.0
33.0
Procedure B
One-Point 32.0
31.0
30.0
10 100
Number of Blows (N)
0 7 7
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
PROCEDURE USED 29.6
Liquid 7
Limit (LL or wL)
Wet Preperation 50 0
Multipoint 50 80
Procedure A 25 0
Multipoint 25 40
Procedure B
One-Point
1 10 100
Number of Blows (N)
USCS Soil Classification: Silty Sand (SM), Light Tan, Dry Gs: 2.74
TRIAL NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mass of Soil & Mold (Mt)
13.12 13.49 13.75 13.70 13.69
(lb):
Mass of Mold (Mmold) (lb): 9.54 9.54 9.54 9.54 9.54
Mass of Soil (Ms) (lb): 3.58 3.95 4.21 4.16 4.15
Wet Density (g wet) (lb/ft3): 107.4 118.5 126.3 124.8 124.5
Can Number K1 P1 K2 L1 O2
Mass of Empty Can (g): 22.13 22.14 21.79 21.65 21.69
Mass Can & Soil (Wet) (g): 34.15 39.70 39.61 43.45 48.37
Mass Can & Soil (Dry) (g): 33.72 38.45 37.97 40.90 44.60
Mass of Soil (g): 22.44 16.31 16.18 19.25 22.91
Mass of Water (g): 0.43 1.25 1.64 2.55 3.77
D r y D e n s ity (g d ,m a x ) (lb /ft3 )
w (%) gzav
4 154.09
6 146.84 g d,max (lb/ft3): 114.9
125 8 140.24 OMC (%): 10.2
10 134.20
120 12 128.67
14 123.57
115
16 118.87
18 114.50
110
20 110.45
105 22 106.67
24 103.15 Data
100 26 99.85
0 5 10 15 20 25
Water Content (w) (%)
TRIAL NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mass of Soil & Mold (Mt)
(lb):
Mass of Mold (Mmold) (lb):
Can Number
w (%) gzav
4 #DIV/0!
6 #DIV/0! g d,max (lb/ft3):
125
8 #DIV/0! OMC (%):
120
10 #DIV/0!
115
12 #DIV/0!
110
14 #DIV/0!
105
16 #DIV/0!
100
18 #DIV/0!
95 20 #DIV/0!
90 22 #DIV/0!
85 24 #DIV/0! Data
80 26 #DIV/0!
5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25
Water Content (w) (%)
Trial Number
Measurement/Calculation Variable Units
1 2 3
Head h
Length of Specimen L
Diameter D
Cross-sectional Area of
A
Soil
Quantity of Water
Q
Discharged
Time t
Temperature T (°C)
Permeability kt
Permeability k20
NOTES:
QL
k=
Aht
Trial Number
Measurement/Calculation Variable Units
1 2 3
Head h1
Head h2
Length of Specimen L
Diameter D
Cross-sectional Area of
A
Soil
Cross-sectional Area of
a
Pipe
Time t
Temperature T (°C)
Permeability kt
Permeability k20
NOTES:
aL h1
k = 2.303 Log10
At h2