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GASHAW BENTI WATER ENGINEERING

OROMIYA IRRIGATION AND
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FIELD DENSITY DETERMINATION REPORT BY WATER REPLACEMENT METHOD

ASTM Test Method D - 1556 - 96 (1996)/AASHTO T-191-93(1996)

Description Unit
Represent dam Section (Km)
min. compaction requirement % 93
Layer Description

Material Description (source) Shell Material(code 01) Test Date

Test Reference

Density Jar (Apparatus) No. A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1

Chainage (Station) km
Location of Test Point

Depth (Thickness) cm 20 20

Max. Dry Density MDD g/cm3 2.073 2.073

Opt. Moisture Content OMC % 10.4 10.4

Bulk Density determination

Mass of Wet Soil from hole Wws g 5660

Volume of Test Hole Vsh = Wsh/Ds cm 3

Bulk Density of Wet soil WD = Wws/Vsh g/cm3

Moisture Content Determination

Container No.

Wt. of Wet soil + Container A g

Wt. of Dry soil + Container B g
Wt. of Container C g

Wt. of Water A-B g

Wt. of Dry soil B-C g

Moisture Content Mc = (A-B)/(B-C) %

% Compaction Determination

Dry Density of soil DD = (WDx100)/(Mc+100) g/cm3

% Compaction DDx100/Dmax %

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 FIELD DENSITY DETERMINATION REPORT BY SAND REPLACEMENT METHOD
ASTM Test Method D - 1556 - 96 (1996)/AASHTO T-191-93(1996)
Repr. Section : Km Layer :

Density of sand (Unit Wt. of Sand) Ds (g/cm3) 1.398 Test Date :

Mass of Sand in Cone Wsc (g) 1636.67 Material Source :
Test Reference Trial

Density Jar (Apparatus) No. Trial-1 Trial-2 Trial-3 Trial-4 Trial-5

Date: 11/12/2015 12/12/2015 13/12/2015 15/12/2015 16/12/2015
Test Point (Station) km
Test Point (Side)
Depth (Thickness) cm ### 15

Max. Dry Density MDD g/cm3 1.499

Opt. Moisture Content OMC % 24.4

Bulk Density determination

Mass of Wet Soil from hole Wws g 3800 4430 5940 4920 4840

Mass of sand + jar Before pouring Wsb1 g 6760 9050 8530 9250 8600

Mass of sand + jar After pouring Wsb2 g 3480 4420 2470 4020 3220

Mass of sand in Hole & cone Wsbc = Wsb1 - Wsb2 g 3280 4630 6060 5230 5380

Mass of sand in Hole Wsh = Wsbc - Wsc g 1643.33 2993.33 4423.33 3593.3 3743.3

Volume of Test Hole Vsh = Wsh/Ds cm3 1175 2141 3164 2570.3 2678

Bulk Density of Wet soil WD = Wws/Vsh g/cm3 3.23 2.07 1.88 1.91 1.81

Moisture Content Determination

Container No.

Wt. of Wet soil + Container A g 770 770 720 740 760

Wt. of Dry soil + Container B g 740.0 720.0 700.0 700.0 714

Wt. of Container C g 510.0 510.0 510.0 510.0 510
Wt. of Water A-B g 30.0 50.0 20.0 40.0 46
Wt. of Dry soil B-C g 230.0 210.0 190.0 190.0 204

Moisture Content Mc = (A-B)/(B-C) % 13.0 23.8 10.5 21.1 22.5

% Compaction Determination

Dry Density of soil DD = (WDx100)/(Mc+100) g/cm3 2.86 1.67 1.70 1.58 1.47

% Compaction DDx100/Dmax % 191% 111% 113% 105% 98.60%