3 - PREPARATION OF DISTURBED SOIL SAMPLE FOR TEST

EXPERIMENT NO. 3
TITLE: PREPARATION OF DISTURBED SOIL SAMPLE FOR TEST

I. PURPOSE OF THE EXPERIMENT

a. To prepare soil sample for various experiments such as determination of
liquid limit, plastic limit, shrinkage, sieve analysis, etc.
II. APPARATUS/EQUIPMENT USED
a. Container (2)

b. Rubber Mallet
c. Mortar and Pestle
d. Oven

e. Others (Please specify)

III. PROCEDURE

a. Dry the sample by air or by the use of an oven, but the temperature must
not exceed 60ºC.

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b. Break the sample with the use of the rubber mallet or a mortar and pestle.

IV. RESULTS

Since the oven cannot accommodate all the soil samples, the group
dried the samples by air for 48 hours. Then, after the soil samples were
completely dry, they were broken into smaller particles using a rubber mallet and
a mortar and pestle. It was hard to break the samples and it took 2-3 days before
all the samples were broken and ready for various experiments.

V. CONCLUSION
The soil samples were soaked when they were obtained, so it took more
than 24 hours before they were completely dried up. It was hard to break the
samples into smaller particles when they were not completely dry since the soil
would stick to the rubber mallet or pestle. In conclusion, it is easy to break the
soil when it is completely dry.

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