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APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled “A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF

CLAY FOUND IN SELECTED AREAS IN MISAMIS ORIENTAL”, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the subject Practical Research 2, prepared and submitted
by KYRA P. ASUNCION, EDEN EVE C.GUILARAN, MARY DELL A. LARAGA,
OLIVER T. LUMBAN, MICHELLE V. MACABALE has been examined, accepted and
recommended for oral examination.

Mr. DENNIS G. CANAMAN, MMME

Adviser

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the committee on Oral examination with the grade of

Dr. ALICE COMAHIG

Member
Dr. LUCENO BADOLES Ms. RACHELL ANN BAYO
Member Member

Mr. MARK PAUL SABANDO

Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject
Practical Research 2

February 21, 2018

MS. MARICAR B. MACALAM, MOB
STEM Chairman
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DEDICATION

The researchers would like to dedicate this thesis paper to our family for their unending

support to us throughout the end of this study. For supporting our expenses without any

hesitations and to continue inspiring us because without their support we will not be able to

conduct and accomplished this study. For the uplifting motivations It’s them who gave us

energy to keep going on.

Most of all, the researchers dedicated this study to the ever heavenly loving God for

his love and support in conducting this study. He never fail to give strength when the

researchers is on the point of being down and pessimistic to finish the study. For his good will

that was shared to them and most especially for the wisdom he blessed on them when they

needed it the most they won’t be able to come up with this study.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to extend their full appreciation to Mr. Dennis Canaman for

his endless guidance, encouragement, critics and being as an inspiration until the success and

completion of this study.

A special thanks to the Dean of College of Engineering Engr. Ian Kit Nehemiah

Dap.og for his sincere help and cooperation throughout in doing this research and also special

thanks to Dr. Alice Comahig for her comments and recommendations in this study.

The researchers would like to express their sincere gratitude to all teachers and to all

my fellow friends that directly and indirectly help us throughout in doing this research.

We would like to thank the leader of this research group Ms. Mary Dell Laraga for the

long patience and deep understandings to her members Mr. Oliver Lumban, Ms. Eden Eve

Guilaran, Ms. Kyra Asuncion and Ms. Michelle Macabale, for their hard work and for sharing

their pearls of wisdom to the whole group.

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ABSTRACT

Clay is a fine-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals

with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Clay has the smallest particle size of any soil

type (less than 0.002 mm). This research centers on the issue on determining the

comprehensive strength of the clay soil collected at Talakag, Claveria, Bulua and Manolo

Fortich in Misamis Oriental. It points out the capacity of the clay soil which will be determine

after getting its strength through testing each clay soil in different areas. Based on the results

collected at Talakag, Claveia, Bulua and Manolo Fortich the following sample was examined

and given results was computed in its computed strength in mm2 and in psi. The clay soil in

Talakag has the highest percent of soil strengths over all computation measured mean of 8.32

mm2 and mean of 1206 psi and followed by the clay soil at Manolo Fortich which has the

mean of 5.92 mm2 and 858 psi. Followed by the clay soil at Claveria which has the mean of

5.58 mm2 and 812 psi. The least strength of clay soil is at Bulua which has the mean of

1.32mm2 and 190 psi. Basically, Talakag soil has the highest percent of soil strength. The soil

components is very stiff and it isn’t easily be fragmented or crushed. The researchers

recommended that the most prescribe clay soil should be use is one like that can be seen at

Talakag and thus these soil are most reliable to use in constructing cements which is useful to

building structural establishments.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER PAGE i

TITLE PAGE ii

APPROVAL SHEET iii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT v

ABSTRACT vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF TABLES viii

LIST OF PLATES xvii

Chapter

1 Introduction 1

Background of the Study 1

Objectives of the Study 3

Significance of the Study 3

Scope and Delimitations of the Study 4

Definition of Terms 4

Review of Related Literature and Studies 5

2 METHODOLOGY 9

Materials/Equipment 9
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Procedure 10

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Findings 11

Analysis 11

4 CONCLUSION 12

5 RECOMMENDATIONS 13

REFERENCES 14

APPENDICES

A. Letter of Consent 15

B. Result 16

C. Documentation 26

D. Timeframe 27

E. Budget Proposal 28

F. Curriculum Vitae 30
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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE TITLE PAGE

1 Time Frame 27

2 Budget Proposal 28
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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE

1 Documentation 26