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    Republic of the Philippines

    CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE


    San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
    ISO 9001:2015 www.cbsua.edu.ph
    TÜV-R 01 100 1934918

    Exercise 2a
    Soil Physical Properties
    (Foam as Model of Soil)
    Group No.: 2 Section: BSABE-4M1
    Group Members:
    Budiit, Bernadine Sheena F.
    Coner, Regen R.
    Coronel, Joshua Benedict B.
    Cortez, Elaine S.
    De Guzman, Catherine
    Eloreta, Ralph Vincent M.
    Procedure
    1. Determine the dimensions [length (l), width (w), & thickness (d)] and weight of the foam (Wf)
    2. Compress the foam using any flat object and measure the compressed thickness (dc)
    3. Compute the following:
    a. Volume of compressed foam (total volume of soil)

    Vt = l x w x d = (12)(7)(2.5) = 210 cu. m

    b. Volume of compressed foam (volume of solid)

    Vs = l x w x dc = (12)(7)(0.6) = 50.4 cu. m

    c. Volume of void

    Vv = Vt – Vs = 210 – 50.4 = 159.6 cu. m

    4. Compute the following properties:


    a. Bulk density

    BD = Wf/Vt = 5.8/210 = 0.0276 g/cc

    b. Particle density

    PD = Wf/Vs = 5.8/50.4 = 0.115 g/cc

    c. Porosity

    Porosity = 100 x (1-BD/PD) = 100 x (1-0.0276/0.115) = 76%

    d. Void ratio
    VV
    e=
    1−V V
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    ABE 123 (Plant and Livestock Environmental Control Engineering)
    Republic of the Philippines
    CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
    San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
    ISO 9001:2015 www.cbsua.edu.ph
    TÜV-R 01 100 1934918

    Exercise 2b
    Water Holding Capacity, Wilting Point and Available Moisture
    (Foam as Model of Soil)

    Procedure

    1. Stick a masking tape on every container to be used.


    Container used: Beaker

    2. Determine the weight of each container (Wc), write it on the attached masking tape.
    W C 1=227.4 g
    W C 2=224.4 g
    W C 3=225.2 g
    W C 4 =227.4 g
    W C 5=49.4 g
    3. Immerse foam and collect the draining water to the last drop.
    4. Raise foam and collect the draining water to the last drop.

    5. Weigh the wet foam (W ¿¿ fc )¿ and calculate its true weight.


    W fw=W fc −W c
    W fw=278.6 g−227.4 g
    W fw=51.2 g
    6. Weight the collected water (W gc ) and calculate its true weight.
    W g=W gc −W c
    W g=140.6 g−49.4 g
    W g=91.2 g
    7. Measure the volume of collected water (V ¿¿ g)¿ .
    V g=91.2 ml
    8. Squeeze the wet foam and collect expelled water.
    9. Weight the squeezed foam (W ¿¿ fsc)¿ and calculate its true weight.
    W fs =W fsc −W c
    W fs =236 g−222.4 g
    W fs =13.6 g
    10. Weigh the expelled water (W ¿¿ ec) ¿ and calculate its true weight.
    W e =W ec −W c
    W e =260.7 g−225.2 g
    W e =35.5 g
    11. Measure the volume of the expelled water (V ¿¿ e )¿.
    V e =35.5 ml
    12. Determine the following:

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    ABE 123 (Plant and Livestock Environmental Control Engineering)
    Republic of the Philippines
    CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
    San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
    ISO 9001:2015 www.cbsua.edu.ph
    TÜV-R 01 100 1934918

    a. gravity water, (W g)
    b. available water, (W aw )
    W aw =W fw −W fs
    W aw =51.2 g−13.6 g
    W aw =37.6 g
    c. hygroscopic water, (W hw )
    W hw =W fs −W f
    W hw =13.6 g−5.8 g
    W hw =7.8 g
    d. moisture content at field capacity, MC fc
    W fw −W f
    MC fc = ×100
    Wf
    51.2 g−5.8 g
    MC fc = ×100
    5.8 g
    45.4 g
    MC fc = × 100
    5.8 g
    MC fc =7.8275 ×100
    MC fc =782.75 %
    e. moisture content at permanent wilting point, MC pwp
    W fs −W f
    MC pwp= ×100
    Wf
    13.6 g−5.8 g 7.8 g
    MC pwp= ×100MC pwp= × 100MC pwp=1.34 ×100
    5.8 g 5.8
    W −W f
    MC pwp= fs ×100
    Wf

    Data Obtained Formula Result of Calculation

    A. Volume of soil, solid and void

    l=120 mm

    w=70 mm l × w ×d V t =210 cc
    V t=
    1000

    d=25 mm l × w ×d c V s =50.4 cc
    V s=
    1000

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    ABE 123 (Plant and Livestock Environmental Control Engineering)
    Republic of the Philippines
    CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
    San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
    ISO 9001:2015 www.cbsua.edu.ph
    TÜV-R 01 100 1934918

    d c =6 mm V v =V t−V s V v =159.6 cc

    B. Physical Properties

    W f =5.8 g Wf g
    BD= BD=0.0276
    Vt cc

    Wf g
    PD= PD=0.115
    Vs cc

    BD η=76 %
    η=100×(1− )
    PD

    Vv e=−1.006
    e=
    1−V V

    C. Soil Moisture

    W fw=51.2 g W g=W g W g=91.2 g

    W g=91.2 g W aw =W fw −W fs W aw =37.6 g

    V g=91.2 ml W hw =W fs −W f W hw =7.8 g

    W fs =13.6 g W fw −W f MC fc =782.75 %
    MC fc = ×100
    Wf
    51.2 g−5.8 g
    ¿ ×100
    5.8 g
    45.4 g
    ¿ × 100
    5.8 g
    ¿ 7.8275 ×100
    ¿ 782.75 %

    W e =35.5 g W fs −W f MC pwp=40.428 %
    MC pwp= ×100
    Wf MC pwp=134.48 %

    V e =35.5 ml

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    ABE 123 (Plant and Livestock Environmental Control Engineering)

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