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DEPT.OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF CIVIL & BUILT ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING

I, hereby confess that I have prepared this report on my own effort. I also admit not
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MUHAMAD ABID BIN MOHD SHARIF

Name : …………………………………………
CF190240
Matric No. : …………………………………………
13 JUNE 2022
Date : …………………………………………
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GROUP REPORT
Code of Subject BFC 31901
Code of Experiment U5
Title of Experiment FIELD DENSITY (CORE CUTTER)
Date of Experiment 23 MAY 2022
Session/ Group No. 20212022/ GROUP B4
Name of Group Leader MUHAMAD ABID BIN MOHD SHARIF
Members of Group 1. MUHAMAD ABID BIN MOHD SHARIF (CF190240)
2. MUHAMMAD SYAHMI AFHAM BIN MOHD SABRI (AF210026)
3. ABDIAZIZ AHMED WARSAME (CF190185)
4. SULAIMAN ABDIRASHID ABI (BF190015)
Lecturer/Instructor/Tutor IR MUSTAFA KAMAL BIN SHAMSUDIN
Date of Submission 13 JUNE 2022
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 FACULTY : CIVIL ENG. & BUILT ENVIRONMENT PAGE NO.:
DEPARTMENT: CIVIL ENGINEERING EDITION:
REVIEW NO.:
EFFECTIVE
TEST TITLE : DETERMINATION OF FIELD 14/05/20
DATE:
DENSITY OF SOILS BY THE CORE
AMENDMENT
CUTTER METHOD 14/05/20
DATE:

1.0 OBJECTIVE

To determine in-situ density of fine-grained natural or compacted soils free form aggregate using a core
cutter.

2.0 LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of this experiment, students are able to:

• Conduct field density test using core cutter method.

• Identify and determine the in-situ field density of the soil for the construction.

3.0 THEORY OF THE EXPERIMENT

Core cutter method is used for finding field density of cohesive/clayey soils placed as fill. It is rapid method
conducted on field. It is not suitable to be applied to coarse grained soil as the penetration of core cutter
becomes difficult due to increased resistance at the tip of core cutter leading to damage to core cutter.

FIGURE 1 Core Cutter Equipments

4.0 TEST EQUIPMENTS

1) Cylindrical core cutter seamless steep tube, 130mm long 10cm internal diameter with wall thickness of
3mm, bevelled at one end; giving a volume of 1000cm3.
2) Steel dolly, 2.5cm high and 10cm internal diameter with wall thickness of 7.5mm with a lip to enable it to
be fitted on top the core-cutter.
3) Steel rammer with solid mild steel foot 14cm diameter and 7.5cm height with a concentrically screwed
2.5cm diameter solid mild steel staff.
4) Balance.
5) Palette knife having balde approx. 20cm long and 3cm wide
6) Steel rule.
7) Container for determination of water content.
8) Soil sample = Fine grained soil where 90% of soil passes through 4.75mm I.S Sieve
5.0 PROCEDURE

1) Calculate the internal volume of core cutter.

2) Weight the empty core cutter and record its weight.
3) Apply oil on inner surface of core cutter.
4) Place the core on a freshly prepared plain ground with dolly on it; and gently hammer it so that the cutter
will get pushed in the soil completely.
5) Remove the side material and take out the field up core cutter gently and properly trim the top and
bottom surface and weight it.
6) The soil core shall be removed from the cutter and a representative sample must be placed in an air
tight container to determine water content.
7.0 RESULT

Refer to the result given in the Appendix

a) Determination of bulk and dry density of soil

1 Mass of empty core-cutter (M1) g 0.84

2 Mass of core – cutter + wet soil (M2) g 2.64

3 Mass of wet soil (M2 – M1) g 1.8

4 Volume of core-cutter (V) cm3 1.021𝑥10−3

M 2 − M1
5 Bulk density b = g/ cm3 1762.98
V

6 Dry density of soil  d = g/ cm3 1261.07
1+ w

b) Determination of water content of soil

g 9.93
Mass of empty container with lid (M1)
g 41.30
Mass of container with lid and wet soil (M2)
g 32.37
Mass of container with lid and dry soil (M3)
Mw M2 − M3 39.80
Water content, w= = x100 %
Md M 3 − M1
8.0 CALCULATION
9.0 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Discussion

Core cutter method is used for finding field density of cohesive or clayey soils placed asfill. The result of this
experiment, that bulk density, dry density and water content it is shownthat the soils is cohesive and clayey soils.
From the experiment, the result that we got are :

Bulk density of soil, (kg/cm3) 1762.98

Dry density of soil, (kg/cm3) 1261.07
Water content (%) 39.80

Core cutter method is relatively fast and simple.Core cutter test can be carried out in the natural environment
without sampling disturbance. It is highly suitable for the dry density determination of cohesive soil as well as
soft, fine-grained soils. The disadvantages for core cutter method is only practicable at places where the
surface of the soil is exposed and the cutter can be easily driven. It is notsuitable for cohesionless soil.

Conclusion

Finally, the link between compaction effort and soil density is that compaction is a process of increasing soil
density while simultaneously eliminating air. There is no change in the size of the individualsoil particles, and no
water is lost. In most cases, the water content does not alter. Dry unit weight is usedto determine the degree of
compaction, which is affected by water content and compactive effort. The nature and type of soil, such as
sand, clay, grading, or plasticity; water content at the time of compaction;site variables, such as weather, kind
of site, layer thickness; and compactive effort are all elements that affect compaction and density.