Maximum Dry Density: 2.

056
2.056
MDD RESULTS:
Optimum water content: 8.6 %

COMPACTION
Mould n^o C25 C17 C11
N^o of blows per layer 10 25 56
Height of soil in the mould (mm) 116 116 116
Volume of mould (cm^3) 2126 2136 2137
Mass of mould (g) 7475 7483 7410
Mass of mould + soil (g) 11690 12027 12299
Mass of soil (g) 4215 4544 4889
1.983 2.127 2.288

SOAKING
Mould n^o C25 C17 C11
DD/MM HH:MM Deflectometer readings.(mm)
6.07 7.59 8.97
8:55 6.59 7.92 9.07
0 0 0

Expansion Lf-Li(mm) -6.07 -7.59 -8.97

Specific swelling Exp=(L/h mold)*100 -5.2 -6.5 -7.7

PENETRATION
Loads (KN)
Penet.(mm)
10 blows 25 blows 56 blows
0 0.517 0.001 0.563
0.5 0.572 0.292 0.705
1.5 0.715 0.665 0.964
2 0.779 0.844 1.091
2.5 0.846 0.996 1.218
3 0.912 1.132 1.346
4 1.064 1.406 1.641
5 1.127 1.646 1.913
6 1.274 1.862 2.198
7.5 1.449 2.581 2.62
10 2.581
12.5 3.119

STANDARDS
2.5 13.2
5 20
10 1.917
25 2.011
56 2.073

Ratio Specific swelling/Compaction Degree

0
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0
-1
-2
Specific swelling (%)

-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
Compaction degree (%)

2.1 check for the no of blows that gave us the MDD

2.05

2
dry density

1.95

1.9

1.85

1.8
10 100
no of blows
PACTION
Mould n^o (g) C25 C17 C11
Container n^o (g) W6 W12 W9
Mass of container (g) 386.2 370.9 380
Mass of container + wet soil (g) 984.3 967.2 1021.2
Mass of container + dry soil (g) 941.1 925.6 978.5
Mass of water (g) 43.2 41.6 42.7
Mass of dry soil (g) 554.9 554.7 598.5
Moisture content (%) 7.8 7.5 7.1
Dry density (g/cm^3) 1.839 1.979 2.135
compaction degree (%) 89.5 96.3 103.9

AFTER SOAKING
Mould n^o C17 C11 C25
Mass of mould + saturated soil (g) 12124 12196 12346
Mass of saturated soil (g) 4649 4713 4936
Mass of absorved water (g) 434 169 47
Wet density (g/cm^3) 2.187 2.206 2.310

AFTER PENETRATION
Mould n^o (g) C17 C11 C25
Container n^o (g) W12 W9 W17
Mass of container (g) 371.1 380 383.1
Mass of container + wet soil (g) 1288.1 1252.5 1307.1
Mass of container + dry soil (g) 1173.2 1151.3 1209.6
Mass of water (g) 114.9 101.2 97.5
Mass of dry soil (g) 802.1 771.3 826.5
Moisture content (%) 14.3 13.1 11.8
Dry density (g/cm^3) 1.913 1.951 2.066
compaction degree (%) 93.0 94.9 100.5

N^o of blows per layer 10 25

Compaction degree (%) 89.5 96.3 56
2.5 mm 6.4 7.5 103.9
CBR Calcultion(%)
5.0 mm 8.2 9.2
Specific swelling (%) -5.2 -6.5 9.6
-7.7

Chart Title
3
2.5
2
Force (KN)

1.5

1
0.5

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 2.5
2

Force (KN)
1.5
1
0.5

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Penetration(mm)

Column B Column C Column D

paction Degree Chart Title

10.0
0 100.0 120.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
CBR (%)

2.0
0.0
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0
-2.0
-4.0
-6.0
-8.0
Compaction degree
(%)
5.0 mm Specific swelling (%)

he MDD

100
ws