Field collection of sample

SPECIMEN CALCULATION

Data from Table - 01

Consider Container no. 03

Mass of wet soil + container (W2)/g = 91.98

Mass of dry soil + container (W3)/g = 81.25
Mass of container (W1)/g = 41.11
Mass of moisture(W2 - W3)/g = 10.73
Mass of dry soil(W3 - W1)/g = 40.14
Moisture content = [(W2 - W3)/(W3 - W1)] x 100% = 26.73 %

Consider Container no. 04

Mass of wet soil + container (W2)/g = 82.74

Mass of dry soil + container (W3)/g = 74.37
Mass of container (W1)/g = 41.47
Mass of moisture(W2 - W3)/g = 8.37
Mass of dry soil(W3 - W1)/g = 32.90
Moisture content = [(W2 - W3)/(W3 - W1)] x 100% = 25.44 %

Average moisture content @ Depth of 0.1m = (26.73 + 25.44)/2

= 26.09 %
 Moisture Content/(%)

25.80 26.00 26.20 26.40 26.60 26.80 27.00 27.20 27.40

0

-0.1
Depth /(m)

-0.2

-0.3

-0.4

Graph 1 : Variation of Moisture Content with Depth

Determination of In-Situ density

THEORY

Bulk Density of soil (ϒb) = (W soil + W Moisture)

V

Moisture content (w) = W Moisture

W soil

Dry Density of soil (ϒdry) = W soil

V

(ϒb) = (W soil + W Moisture)

V

= (1 + W Moisture/W Soil)
(V/W Soil)

(ϒb) (1 + w)
=
(1/ϒdry)

(ϒdry) = (ϒb)
(1+w)
CALCULATIONS

Weight of container = 284.0 g

Weight of container + Wet soil = 1828.5 g

Weight of Wet soil = (1828.5 - 284.0)

= 1544.5 g

Initial Weight of sand bottle = 7701.0 g

Final Weight of sand bottle = 4831.5 g
Total Weight of sand poured into hole + conical part = (4831.5 - 7701.0)
= 2869.5 g

Volume of Sand = 2869.5

1.446
3
= 1984.44 cm

Volume of hole = 1984.44 - 1199.41

3
785.03 cm

Bulk density of soil (ϒb) = Weight of soil

Volume of hole

= 1544.5
785.03

= 1.967 g/cm3

Dry Density of soil (ϒdry) = (ϒb)

(1+w)

= 1.967
(1+ 0.2728)

= 1.546 g/cm3
RESULTS

Table 5 : Experimental Values

Parameter Unit Value

Bulk Density g/cm3 1.967

Moisture content % 27.28

Dry Density g/cm3 1.546