CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
POLITEKNIK UNGKU OMAR
SESSION SEPTEMBER 2021
COURSE CODE : DCC30112
GEOTECHNICAL AND HIGHWAY
COURSE NAME :
ENGINEERING LABORATORY
ASSESSMENT : REPORT
TOPIC : STANDARD PROCTOR TEST
COURSE SECTION : DKA 3B
LECTURER : EN. MALIKI BIN MUSA
DUE DATE :
NAME REGISTRATION NUM.
MUHAMMAD NUR FADHLIN BIN NOR AZMI 01DKA20F1043
NUR AMIRAH HASNAH BINTI ZAKARIA 01DKA20F1030
ADLIN SOFIYA BINTI ANUAR 01DKA20F1051
EXPERIMENT TITLE: STANDARD PROCTOR TEST
INTRODUCTION
The Proctor Compaction Test establishes the maximum unit weight that a particular type of
soil can be compacted to using a controlled compactive force at an optimum water content.
This is the most common laboratory soil test and the basis for all engineered compacted soil
placements for embankments, pavements, and structural fills. In-place measured densities
of the compacted fill are compared to the Proctor test results to determine the degree of soil
density.
OBJECTIVES
To determine the relationship between the moisture content and the dry density
of as soil.
THEORY
Compaction is a type of mechanical stabilization where the soil mass is densified with the
application of mechanical energy also known as compactive effort. During compaction, the
soil particles are relocated, and the air volume is reduced.
APPARATUS
NAME DIAGRAM
1)Molds
2) Manual rammer
3) Extruder
4) Balance
5) Drying oven
6) Mixing pan
7) Trowel
8) Moisture cans
9) Graduated cylinder
10) Ruler
PROCEDURE
1) Pulverize the soil and run it through the sieve 4.75mm
2) Determine and record the weight of the mould and plate without collar.
3) Determine and record the weight of soil sample (3kg).
4) Compute the amount of initial water to add by the following method.
a. Assume water content for the first test to be 8%
b. Compute water to add from the
following equation Water to add
(in ml) = soil mass in gram x
(8/100)
i. Note that a gram of water is equal to approximately one millilitre of
water
5) Measure out the water, add it to the soil, and then mix it thoroughly into
the soil using the trowel until the soil gets a uniform colour. Divided the
soil into 3 parts.
6) Assemble the compaction mould to the base, place a part of a soil in the
mould and drop the rammer for 27 times. Compact another 2 part of soil
in the mould.
7) The last compacted layer must extend slightly above collar joint. If the soil
is below the collar joint at the completion of the drops, the test must be
repeated.
8) Remove the collar and trim off the compacted soil carefully using trowel
9) Weight the compacted soil while it is in the mould and to the base, and
record the mass. Determine the wet mass of the soil by subtracting the
weight of the mould and base.
10) Remove the soil from the mould using a extruder and take soil moisture
content samples from the top and bottom of the specimen.
11) Place the soil specimen in the large tray and break up the soil until it
appears visually as if it will pass through the sieve (4.75mm), add 5%
more water based on the original sample mass, and remix as in step 5.
Repeat steps 6 through 10 until, based on wet mass , a peak value is
reached followed by two slightly lesser compacted soil mass.
DATA AND CALCULATION
RESULT
Specific gravity of soil sample, Gs : 2.65
Volume of Mould, V : (D = 100mm & H = 127.3 mm)
COMPACTION
Test 1 2 3 4 5 6
Moisture content percentage (%) 8 5 5 5 5 5
Mass of mould + base plate (kg) 3341 3341 3341 3341 3341 3341
Mass of mould + base plate + compacted soil 4637 4642 4645 4648 4650 4648
(kg)
Mass of wet compact soil (kg)
MOISTURE CONTENT
No. Container moisture content 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mass of empty container (g) 14.35 14.55 14.12 13.98 14.45 13.88
Mass of container + wet soil (g) 55.32 62.54 58.54 53.65 51.61 54.71
Mass of container + dry soil (g) 53.12 59.84 55.97 51.31 49.36 52.19
Mass of wet soil (g)
Mass of dry soil (g)
Mass of water (g)
Moisture content, w (%)
Wet density (ρ) (kg/m3)
ρ = Mass of wet soil / Volume of mould
Dry densityt soil (ρd ) (kg/m3)
ρd = ρ / 1+ w
GRAPH
DISCUSSION
The Proctor compaction laboratory method of establishing the optimal moisture content
at which a given kind becomes most dense and achieves its maximum density through
experimentation. The word Proctor is named after Proctor, who demonstrated in 1933
that the density of soil given compaction relies on the amount of water in the soil during
compaction. His compaction was the first test, which was most commonly referred to as
standard compaction.
These laboratory experiments typically include compacting soil with known moisture
content into cylindrical moulds with defined dimensions utilising comp active effort
regulated magnitude. The earth is normally compacted to a given number of layers, with
each getting a number of blows from a standard weighted hammer at a specified height.
This technique is then performed for each of the various moisture and dry densities
determined. The compaction curve is established by plotting the graphical connection
content. The ideal moisture content is the greatest density obtained after peak point
compaction and matching moisture content.
CONCLUSION
Compaction of soil is an important process which helps in achieving various physical
properties required for proper soil behaviour under loading. For example, proper compaction
of highway embankment or earthen dam decreases the probabilities of its settlement by
increasing the shear strength of the soil, reduces soil permeability and increases soil density.
Standard proctor compact test was carried out successfully and all the objectives were
satisfied. The curves that relate moisture content with dry unit weight and zero-air unit
weight of the soil was also obtained.
REFERENCES
1) https://www.studocu.com/row/document/hasan-kalyoncu-
universitesi/introduction-to-soil-mechanics/lab-report-proctor-soil-compaction-
test/8060328
2) https://civiconcepts.com/blog/standard-proctor-test
3) https://www.academia.edu/28124223/Lab_Report_3_Standard_Proctor_Test_for
_Soils
4) https://contentfence.com/lab-report-on-standard-proctor-compaction-test/
5) https://civilseek.com/standard-proctor-test/
