Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th edition Das/Sivakugan

Example 1
• The laboratory test results of a standard proctor test are given in the
table:

a. a.Determine the maximum dry unit weight of compaction and the

optimum moisture content
b. b.Calculate and plot Dry Unit Weight versus the Moisture Content for
degree of saturation S=80, 90, 100%. Gs = 2.7
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• For the maximum dry density and Optimum Moisture Content use MODE 3-3 (Quadratic Equation)
X= Moisure Content (w) Y= Dry Density (γd)
12 16.87
14 17.11
16 16.74

• Get b and c. Using Shift-1-5.

• Then input b+2cx=0; Shift-solve
• Resulting to x=13.7868852459 (OMC)
• Then use the value to get the maximum dry density
• Shift-1-5-ŷ
xŷ= 17.11346311475 kN/

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