Compaction Test Report

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Compaction is the process of mechanically dandifying a soil. Densification is accomplished

by pressing the soil particles together into a close state of contact with air being expelled
from the soil mass in the process. Mechanical compaction is one of the most common and
cost effective means of stabilizing soils. Mechanical compaction implies dynamic
compaction or densification by the application of moving loads to the soil mass. Soil
compaction is one of the most critical components in the construction of roads, airfields,
embankments, and foundations. The durability and stability of a structure are related to the
achievement of proper soil compaction. Principal soil properties affected by compaction
include:
•Strength
•Resistance to shrinkage
•Settlement
•Shearing resistance
•Movement of water
•Volume change
Normal soils consist with a large portion of air pockets. That’s the reason why it’s capable to
compact soil. While compaction air is taken out hence the density of soil is increased. But
due to the various shapes of soil particles it is impossible to take out all the air inside.
Moisture can go through the air pocket sand fill the voids and in the meanwhile it allows soil
particles to move more flexibly. So a good compaction level can be achieved. If we add
moisture little by little and check the dry density, we can see a decreasing increment. In one
occasion all the voids fill with moisture. If we keep adding moisture after that also what
happen is moisture try to displace soil particles. But soil particles are far denser than water
particles. Therefore, with adding excessive water amount we can see a gradual decrement of
dry density. So at particular moisture content we can obtain the maximum dry density. The
optimum water content is the water content that results in the greatest density for a specified
compactive effort. Compacting at water contents higher than the optimum water content
results in a relatively dispersed soil structure that is beaker, more ductile, less porous, softer,
more susceptible to shrinking, and less susceptible to selling than soil compacted dry of
optimum to the same density. The soil compacted lower than the optimum water content
typically results in a flocculated soil structure; random particle orientations that has
the opposite characteristics of the soil compacted let of the optimum water content to the
same density. It is said that the compaction level achieved by the proctor test is somewhat
similar to the compaction levels of construction sites under medium sized rollers.

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CONSOLIDATION TEST

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DIRECT SHEAR TEST

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