SOIL TEST

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

BY GROUP 1

IV SEM, 2ND YEAR (2018-23)

GROUP MEMBERS
 ABHITESH HOTA
 OMKAR GUPTA
 RUSHITA SHAH
 MANJIRI VAIDYA
 LUKHSHYA NANDKARNI
 NISHA SINGH
 VANIPRIYA SHARMA
 VAISHNAVI BHOIR
 VAGDEVI IYER
 TANAYA PATTNAIK
 DEEPTIMAN MAHAPATRA
THREE TYPES OF SOIL TEST

1. SEDIMENTATION TEST
2. BALL DROPPING TEST
3. RIBBON TEST
4. SOIL CUP TEST
SEDIMENTATION TEST
PURPOSE:- Measure the relatives amount of sand,
silt, clay in a soil sample based on the fact that
large, heavy particles will settle most rapidly in
water; while small, light particles will settle most
slowly.

SOIL SOURCE:- INFRONT OF FOOTBALL GROUND,

SSU
PROCEDURE:-
 TAKE A MEASURING CYLINDER FROM LAB.
 FILL 125 ML OF DRY SOIL.
 ADD 500 ML WATER IN IT.
 LEFT IT UNTOUCHED TO DISSOLVE IT
PROPERLY.
 CHECK AFTER 8 HRS AND SEE THE LAYERS.
 NOTE THE AMOUNT OF LAYERS OF SOIL.
RESULTS OF SEDIMENTATION
TEST
BALL DROPPING TEST
PURPOSE:- TO KNOW THE NATURE OF SOIL,
WHETHER ITS
SANDY IN NATURE OR PLASTIC IN NATURE.

SOIL SOURCE:- INFRONT OF FOOTBALL GROUND, SSU

PROCEDURE:-
 MIX A LITTLE WATER IN SOIL AND A MAKE A BALL OF
IT.
 DROP THE BALL FROM A HEIGHT OF 5 FEET.
 IF BALL CRACKS INTO MANY PIECES THEN THE SOIL IS
SANDY IN NATURE.
 IF THE BALL DOESN’T BREAKS OR BREAKS INTO TWO
TO THREE PIECES THEN THE SOIL IS CLAYEY AND
PLASTIC IN NATURE.
RESULT OF BALL DROPPING
TEST
 WE DROP THE BALLS THREE TIMES FROM 5 FEET
AND GETTING SAME RESULTS IN EACH CASE.
 BALLS DROPPED FROM HEIGHT GOT BROKE
INTO PIECES.
 THEREFORE, THE SOIL IS A SANDY SOIL
RIBBON TEST
PURPOSE:- TO KNOW THE PLASTICITY AND
COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOIL.

SOIL SOURCE:- INFRONT OF FOOTBALL

GROUND, SSU
PROCEDURE:-
 MAKE A RIBBON WITH WET SOIL
 TAKE IT ON YOUR HANDS AND HANG IT.
 IF THE RIBBON DOESN’T BREAK, THEN IT IS
CLAYEY IN NATURE AND HAVE HIGH
PLASTICITY.
 IF THE RIBBON GET BREAK, THEN IT CONTAIN
MORE SAND AND HAS LESS PLASTICITY.
MAKING OF RIBBON WITH WET SOIL
 RESULT OF RIBBON TEST

 ASIT IS A SANDY SOIL, SO RIBBON CAN’T BE

MADE WITH THIS TYPE OF SOIL.
 HAVING LOW PLASTICITY AND SANDY IN
NATURE, IT ALSO CAN’T BE HANG ON HAND.
SOIL CUP TEST
PURPOSE:- TO CHECK THE MOISTURE
CONTENT OF THE SOIL.

SOIL SOURCE:- INFRONT OF FOOTBALL

GROUND, SSU
PROCEDURE:-
 TAKE A CUP.
 FILL IT FULL WITH WET SOIL.
 MEASURE THE DIAMETER OF THE FILLED SOIL.
 LEFT IT AND CHECK IT AFTER 8 HRS.
 AGAIN, MEASURE THE DIAMETER OF THE FILLED
SOIL.
 IF THE SOIL SHRINKS MORE, THEN THE SOIL
HAVE MORE CLAY CONTENT.
 IF THE SOIL SHRINKS LESS, THEN THE SOIL HAVE
LESS CLAY CONTENT.
RESULT OF SOIL CUP TEST