CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO

IS 2720,Part-XVI
Client - Oil India Ltd.

Volume of mould: 2250 cc

MDD of sample gm/cc 1.761 gm/cc
OMC of sample (%): 15.40 %

Unit weight of sample and moisture content determination

Wet
Wt of mould+ Wt of Wt of density Container Empty Container + Container + Wt. Of Wt of Moisture Dry Percentage of
Mould no Empty Comp of Container Wet Soil, Dry Soil, water, Dry density,g
comp soil,gm Mould,gm Soil,gm soil,gm/c No. wt, gm gm gm gm soil,gm Content % m/cc Compaction
c

Before
8235 3914 4321 1.920 B-1 31.05 112 101.38 10.62 70.33 15.10 1.668 94.72
soaking (1)

Before
8011 3672 4339 1.928 B-2 17.29 125.1 111.12 13.98 93.83 14.90 1.678 95.29
soaking (2)

Before
soaking (3) 7906 3572 4334 1.926 B-3 16.71 120.5 107 13.5 90.29 14.95 1.676 95.13
 225

200

175

150

125
CBR for trial 1
Load in kg

CBR for trial 2

100 CBR for trial 3

75

50

25

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 1010.511 11.5 12 12.513
Penetration in mm
 Calibration
Load Penetration Test Data Factor: 1.63
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

Note:Refer encl.
Providing Providing Providing
Penetration Ring Dial Piston Corrected Ring Dial Piston Corrected Ring Dial Piston Corrected
load in C.B.R. load in C.B.R. Value load in C.B.R.
Load vs. in mm Guage kg/sqcm Value % Guage kg/sqcm % Guage kg/sqcm Value %
Reading Reading Reading
Penetration curve

Mould no. 0.5 5 8.15 6 9.78 5 8.15

Standard Piston area 1 10 16.3 12 19.56 9 14.67

19.63 SQCM 1.5 15 24.45 18 29.34 14 22.82

Standard load
Penetration Unit 2 21 34.23 24 39.12 20 32.6
St.Load in mm in 2.5 27 44.01 3.21 30 48.9 3.57 27 44.01 3.21
kg/sqcm 4 44 71.72 45 73.35 45 73.35
70
2.5
(1370 kg) 5 55 89.65 4.36 57 92.91 4.52 54 88.02 4.28
7.5 78 127.14 80 130.4 77 125.51
5 10 98 159.74 101 164.63 97 158.11
12.5 113 184.19 115 187.45 110 179.3
Average CBR For 2.5 mm 3.331
value % For 5 mm 4.389
 0.5 5 24 15
1 10 30 21
1.5 15 35 30
2 40 44 35
2.5 47 52 45
4 66 70 62
5 76 81 71
7.5 91 95 87
10 102 108 98
12.5 113 120 108

CBR for Package No.

150

125

100
Load in kg

75

50

25

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.

Penetration in mm
 CBR for trial 1
CBR for trial 2
CBR for trial 3

9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13