TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECHTURE

CE 401 SOIL MECHANICS

EXPERIMENT NO. 2
DRY PREPARATION OF DISTURBED SOIL SAMPLES

SUBMITTED BY:

GROUP 5 & 6

FAJARDO, MONIQUE
JAGONNOY, SAMMUEL
LOREJAS, VINCENT RUZZEL
MACAPAGAL, KATRINA
MACAYAN, RYAN DAVID
MANTOS, CHARMAINE

SUBMITTED TO:

ENGR. JENNIFER L. CAMINO

November 22, 2019

Date
Experiment No. 2
 DRY PREPARATION OF DISTURBED SOIL SAMPLES

1. Objective(s):
The activity aims to impart the standard preparation of disturbed soil samples.
2. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
The students shall be able to:
• prepare disturbed soil samples for future laboratory experiments.
• distinquish unacceptable practices in preparation of soil samples

3. Discussion:

The method of dry preparation of soil samples is used to prepare soil samples in various laboratory
experiments such as moisture content determination, particle size analysis and in determination of
Atterberg limits. It is proper that the samples be prepared in an orderly manner to avoid compromising the
results of the laboratory experiments because of errors in the preparation. Proper preparation also will
allow sufficient amount of samples for each laboratory experiment.

4. Resources:

1. Triple Beam Balance

2. Oven with temperature control
3. Pans
4. Standard Sieves #4 and #10
5. Rubber Mallet or Rubber-covered Pestle
6. Mortar and Rubber Pestle
7. Trowel
8. Sample Splitter

5. Procedure:

1. Allow the soil sample recovered from the field to dry thoroughly on room temperature. Using a
mortar and pestle, break up the aggregations thoroughly. Select about 75 grams of the sample for
the conduct of moisture content determination.
2. Separate the test sample using Sieve No. 10. Break up again the soil fraction retained in Sieve #
10 to break the grains thoroughly. Separate again the grinded soil into two fractions using Sieve
#10.
3. Determine the weight of the fraction retained in Sieve #10. Wash the soil fraction of all fine
material, dry and weigh. Record the mass as the mass of the coarse material.
4. After being washed and dried, sieve the coarse the material using the Sieve No. 4 and record the
mass retained.
5. Thoroughly mix together the soil fraction passing Sieve No.10 on the previous sieving operations.
Using a sample splitter, select a portion of approximately 120 g for the Particle size analysis.
Select a portion passing Sieve # 40 of approximately 200 grams in determining the soil constants.

Course: CE 401 Experiment No.: 2

Group No.: 5 & 6 Section: CE41FA2
 Group Leader: Lorejas, Vincent Ruzzel Date Performed: November 15, 2019
Group Members: Date Submitted: November 22, 2019
1. Fajardo, Monique Instructor: Engr. Jennifer Camino
2. Jagonnoy, Sammuel
3. Macapagal, Katrina
4. Macayan, Ryan David
5. Mantos, Charmaine

6. Data and Results:

Sample # Weight (g) Purpose Description

Particle Size The sample is combination of fine and
1 120
Analysis coarse soil.
The sample can be classified as powder-
2 200 Soil Constants
like soil due to its fineness.

7. Conclusion:
The students conclude that the dry preparation of disturbed soil sample will help to understand
and differentiate the form of soil sample that will be useful for future laboratory experiment such as
moisture content determination, particle size analysis, and Atterberg limits. The separation of the soil
sample to its particle size will have an specific purpose to different laboratory tests to be performed.

BEGINNER ACCEPTABLE PROFICIENT

CRITERIA SCORE
1 2 3
I. Laboratory Skills
 Members do not Members occasionally
Manipulative Members always
demonstrate needed demonstrate needed
Skills demonstrate needed skills.
skills. skills
Members are able to Members are able to set-up
Experimental Members are unable to
set-up the materials with the material with minimum
Set-up set-up the materials.
supervision. supervision.
Members do not Members occasionally Members always
Process Skills demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted
process skills. process skills. process skills.
Members follow safety
Safety Members do not follow Members follow safety
precautions most of the
Precautions safety precautions. precautions at all times.
time.
II. Work Habits
Time
Members do not finish Members finish ahead of time
Management / Members finish on time
on time with incomplete with complete data and time
Conduct of with incomplete data.
data. to revise data.
Experiment
Members do not know Members have defined
Members are on tasks and
their tasks and have no responsibilities most of
have defined responsibilities
Cooperative and defined responsibilities.
the time. Group
at all times. Group conflicts
Teamwork Group conflicts have to conflicts are
are cooperatively managed at
be settled by the cooperatively managed
all times.
teacher. most of the time.
Clean and orderly
Messy workplace during workplace with Clean and orderly workplace
Neatness and
and after the occasional mess during at all times during and after
Orderliness
experiment. and after the the experiment.
experiment.
Members require Members require
Ability to do Members do not need to be
supervision by the occasional supervision
independent work supervised by the teacher.
teacher. by the teacher.
Other Comments/Observations: Total Score
(Total Score)
Rating= ×100
24
9. References
Murthy, V.N.S. (2011). Textbook of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering . Singapore: Alken
Company

American Society for Testing and Materials (1998). Dry Preparation of Samples for Particle Size Analysis
(D-421). Pennsylvania: ASTM International
 DOCUMENTATION

120 grams of soil sample to be used Oven-dried 200 grams, that passed the
for particle size analysis. no. 40 sieve, of soil sample that will
serve as soil constant.
GROUP PHOTO