USMA

ENGINEERING DIVISION
GEOTECHNICAL BRANCH

Determination Of Field Unit Weight of Compactation By Sand Cone Method ASTM D 1556

Project: Cone Diameter: Date:

Location: Time: Tested by:
Sample No.: Elev.:
Description: Test Depth:
Fuente:
CALIBRATION OF UNIT WEIGHT OF SAND

Weigth of sand in the mold, W1(lb)

Volume of mold, V1(1/30) ft = 0.0333 ft3
Dry unit weight of sand
Ds = W1/V1 = (lb/ft3) 96.2

CALIBRATION CONE

Weight of bottle+cone+sand (before use), W2

Weight of bottle+cone+sand (after use), W3
Weight of sand to fill the cone,
Wc = W2-W3 (lb) 3.90

RESULTS FROM FIELDS TESTS

Weight of bottle+cone+sand (before use), W5 (lb) 14.51

Weight of bottle+cone+sand (after use), W7 (lb) 5.19
Volume of the test hole
V = (W5-W7-Wc)/Ds (ft3)

MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE FIELD

Weight of can + moist soil, W6 (g) 420.00

Weight of can + dry soil, W8 (g) 410.00
Weight of can, W4 (g) 50.00
w(%) = (W6-W8)/(W8-W4)*100

WET UNIT WEIGHT OF SOIL IN FIELD

Weight of the wet soil taken from the test hole, Ws

Weight of can + moist soil, W6 (lb) 10.39
Weight of can, W4 (lb)
D1 = (W6-W4)/V = Ws/V = (lb/ft3)

DRY UNIT WEIGHT IN THE FIELD

D = D1/(1 + w%/100) = (lb/ft3)

% COMPACTATION
D/D proctor*100 %

Prepared by:
Checked by: Proctor (Standard) ASTM D 698
File: 130.40 Dry density (pcf)

Date: 5.00 Optimum water content (%)