Name of the organisation FORM S2/2

name of the lab condcuting the test) MOISTURE -DENSITY RELATIONSHIP DATE:
MINUS 19 mm FRACTION
SAMPLE NUMBER : 1 AKATAMANSO BORROW PIT STOCKPILE SUBASE
Mass minus 19mm Mass minus 19mm Total Mass: % Oversize
Row Parameter specimen 1 specimen 2 specimen 3 specimen 4 specimen 5 specimen 6 specimen 7 specimen 8
1 Container No. E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8
2 Mass air-dry sample (g) 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000
3 Mass water added (g) 350 420 490 560 630 420 700 700
4 Percent water Added (%) 5 6 7 8 9 4.6 10 10
5 Estimated air -dry MC.(%) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 Est. compaction MC (%) (4)+ (5) 6 7 8 9 10 4.6 10 10
7 Mould Number B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 A1 A2 A 13
8 Mould Factor 4762 4762 4762 4762 4762 4727 4762 4762
9 Mass of Mould (g) 4243 4243 4243 4243 4243 4150 4256 4034
10 Mass Mould +Wet Soil (g) 8845 9140 9241 9110 9000 8924 9223 8577
11 Mass Wet Soil (g) (10)-(9) 4602 4897 4998 4867 4757 4774 4967 4543
12 WET DENSITY .Kg/cu.m. (11)*(8) 2191.5 2332.0 2380.0 2317.7 2265.3 2256.7 2198.1 2079.9
13 Approx .Dry Density .100*(12)/(100+(6)) 2067 2179 2204 2126 2059 2157 1998 1891
MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION
14 Over Pan Number 45 50 47 B44 46 49 46 50
15 Mass Oven -pan.(g) 43 44.5 44 42 43 592.2 838.5 731
16 Mass Oven -pan + Wet Soil.(g) 361 284 303.4 324 316.8 1150 1150 1000
17 Mass Oven-pan + Dry Soil .(g) 342 266.5 283.5 300.5 291 1115.8 1118 997
18 Mass of Water .(g) .(16)-(17) 19 17.5 19.9 23.5 25.8 34.2 32 31
19 Mass of Dry Soil (g) .(17)-(15) 299 222 239.5 258.5 248 523.6 279.5 266
20 MOISTURE CONTENT (%).(18)/(19)*100 6.4 7.9 8.3 9.1 10.4 6.5 11.4 11.7
21 Back Calc. Air -Dry MC .(%) (20)-(4) 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 1.4 1.7
22 DRY DENSITY. 100*(12)/(100 +(20)) 2061 2162 2197 2125 2052 2118 1972 1863
RELATIVE DENSITY 103.030554 95.928597973 90.60340762

MDD 2056

Ghana Highway Authority

(Materials Division)