RESULTS:

Date Tested: January 18, 2016

TEST SAMPLE
Weight of Proctor Mold, W1 (kg)

5.255 kg

Weight of Proctor Mold + Sand, W2 (kg)

7.121 kg

Weight of the Sand,

W sand

V mold

Volume of Proctor Mold,

Dry density of Sand,

(kg)

1.866 kg

(m3)

0.001348 m3

(kg/ m3)

1384.004 kg/m3

Weight of Sand Cone + Plastic bottle (full of sand), W 3

(kg)

9.28 kg

Weight of sand cone assembly less than one coneful

sand, W4 (kg)

8.033 kg

Weight of coneful sand, WC (kg)

1.247 kg

Weight of Sand Cone assembly after test, W5 (kg)

4.975 kg

Volume of hole,

V hole (m3)
Table 1.

0.0022 m3
1: Sand-Cone Method

TEST SAMPLE
Weight of Mixing Pan, (kg)

1.261 kg

Weight of Mixing Pan + wet soil, (kg)

3.550 kg

Weight of wet soil, (kg)

2.289 kg

Weight of Cone, (kg)

1.533 kg

Weight of Plastic Bottle, (kg)

0.359 kg

Table 1.

2: Other Observed Data

Field density of soil = 1040.45 kg/m3

COMPUTATIONS:

Volume of the Hole

WSAND
WSAND = (Weight of Proctor Mold + Sand )
(Weight of Proctor Mold)

V hole=

W 3W 5W C
dry , sand

V hole=

9.28 4.9751.247
1384.044

WSAND = 5.225 kg 7.121 kg

WSAND = 1.866 kg

V hole=
Volume of Proctor Mold

0.0022 m3

Weight of wet soil

Weight of wet soil = (Weight of Mixing

2
d (h)
V= 4

Pan + wet soil)- Weight of

Mixing Pan

(0.102)2 ( 0.165 )
V= 4

Weight of wet soil = 3.550 kg -1.261 kg

Weight of wet soil =2.289 kg

V= 0.001348 m

Dry Density of Soil

Density of Soil in the Field

mass
volume

1.866 kg
= 0.001348m3

soil =

soil =

Wc = W4 W3
Wc = 9.28 kg 8.033kg
Wc = 1.247 kg

2.289 kg
0.0022m3

soil =1040.45 kg/m3

d =1384.004 kg / m3

Weight of coneful sand

Weight of Wet Soil

V hole

Water Content

w ( )=

Wt of wet soilWt of dry

x 100
Wt of dry

w ( )=

2.289(9.284.9751.247)
x 100
(9.284.9751.247)

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