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NEW ERA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND


ARCHITECTURE

Department of Civil Engineering

Soil Mechanics (L)

Laboratory Exercise No.9

Determination of Moisture Content


Name: Tobias, Donne Alfred S. Date Submitted: 07/03/2019

Section: TH 1:00 – 4:00 PM Instructor: Engr. Randy Aureada


Laboratory Exercise No. 9
Determination of Moisture Content

FINAL DATA SHEET


Trial Numbers
Description 1 2 3 4
Mass of can, Mc (gram) 351.13 351.31
Mass of can + wet soil, Mcws (gram) 598.89 620.28
Mass of can + dry soil, Mcds (gram) 550.97 572.95
Mass of water, Mw (gram) 47.92 47.33
Mass of dry soil, Mds (gram) 199.84 221.64
Moisture content, Mc (%) 23.98 21.35
COMPUTATION
𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝟏

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 𝑀𝑐𝑤𝑠 − 𝑀𝑐𝑑𝑠

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 598.89 𝑔 − 550.97𝑔

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 47.92 𝑔

𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 𝑀𝑐𝑑𝑠 − 𝑀𝑐

𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 550.97 𝑔 − 351.13 𝑔

𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 199.84 𝑔

𝑀𝑊
𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 =
𝑀𝐷𝑆

47.92
𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 =
199.84
𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 23.98%

𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝟐

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 𝑀𝑐𝑤𝑠 − 𝑀𝑐𝑑𝑠

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 620.28 𝑔 − 572.95𝑔

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 47.33 𝑔

𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 𝑀𝑐𝑑𝑠 − 𝑀𝑐

𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 572.95 𝑔 − 351.13 𝑔

𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 221.64 𝑔

𝑀𝑊
𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 =
𝑀𝐷𝑆

47.33
𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 =
221.64
𝑀𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 21.35%
Analysis and Interpretation of Data and Result:

The mass of water that was mixed to the dry soil sample is 44.20 g and the mass of
the oven-dried sample is 38.59g. Dividing the mass of the water to the mass of the oven-
dried soil sample, the Moisture Content can now be computed. The mixture soil sample
has a Moisture Content of 114.54 %.
Conclusion:

The mixture of the soil sample and water has a high percentage of Moisture
Content even resulting greater than 100% that is why the sample was slurry before it was
oven-dried. This amount of moisture content will cause less cohesion in the soil. Thus,
easier slippage and causes softening of soil cements. It is also said that compaction
occurs with traffic on wet soils. With this, the soil can have more ability to be easily
compacted.
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