SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOLIDS

EXPERIMENT
SNO
1
2
3
4
5
6

OBSERVATION AND CALCULATIONS

Mass of empty bottle (m1) in g
Mass of bottle with dry soil (m2) in g
Mass of bottle dry soil and water (m3) in g
Mass of bottle with water (m4) in g

1
0.63537
0.86271
1.66493
1.5284

TRAIL NO
2
0.63537
0.863
1.6698
1.5284

Calculations
Specific gravity of solids at test temperature
GT

=
(M4-M1)

(M2-M1)
-

(M3-M2)

2.50

Average Specific Gravity of solids at the test Temperature GT

2.64

C GRAVITY OF SOLIDS
TRAIL NO

2.57

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS

Sieve No
4.75
2.36
1.18
600
425
300
150
75
Pan

Sieve Size
4.75
2.36
1.18
0.6
0.425
0.3
0.15
0.075
<0.075

Sum
Total soil taken

Result

Soil retained(g)
0
0
0
0
0.22
0.16
30.54
90.01
78.56

C M Wt retained(g)
0
0
0
0
0.22
0.38
30.92
120.93
199.49

C M % retained
0
0
0
0
0.110281217
0.190485739
15.49952379
60.61957993
100

% Finer
100
100
100
100
99.88971878
99.80951426
84.50047621
39.38042007
0

199.49
200

Coarse grained soil

Type of Soil which has major portion

% of fines present in the soil

Sand(
39.38

E ANALYSIS
120
100
99.88971878

100
%
f
i
n
e
r

100
99.80951426 100
84.50047621

80

100

60

Series1

40

39.38042007

20
0
0.01

0.1

Dia of Paticles

10

From the Graph

Sand(S)
=

Do L.L& P.L

D10

---

D60

0.1

D30

---

Series1

LIQUID LIMIT
Determination NO.

No Of BLOWS (N)

16

26

64

84

60

Wt. of Container,g

24.92

27.18

25.59

Wt of Container +wet soil, g

53.54

71.78

45.62

Wt of Container + Dry soil,g

47.46

63.59

42.01

6.08

8.19

3.61

22.54

36.41

16.42

Container No.

Wt of water,g
Wt of Oven Dry soil,g
Water Content (%)

26.97427 22.49382 21.98538

Liquid Limit

water content %

30
28

y=-

26
24
22
20

10

100

No of Blows

.:. Liquid limt @ 25Th Blow

Plastic limit

Plasticity index Ip

22
17.62448
Liquid limit-plastic limit

Ip of A-line
Result
Plasticity of Soil

=
=
=

0.73*(L.L-20)
CLAY

of

Low Plastic

Low Compressible

PLASTIC LIMIT
4

Determination NO.

38

44

Container No.

52

31

85

62

Wt. of Container,g

26.75

25.74

26.29

24.49

26.19

Wt of Container +wet soil, g

37.99

38.03

45.31

69.36

57.39

Wt of Container + Dry soil,g

36.35

36.09

42.54

61.68

51.97

Wt of water,g

1.64

1.94

2.77

7.68

5.42

9.6

10.35

16.25

37.19

25.78

Wt of Oven Dry soil,g

Water Content (%)

17.08333 18.74396 17.04615

Plastic limit
No of trials

17.62448
3

20.65071 21.02405

y = -3.055ln(x) + 31.939
R = 0.9358
Liquid Limit
Log. (Liquid Limit)

4.375517

Intermediate Value such as CL-ML

=
Low Compressible

1.46
&

Silt Low Compressible

DATA :Description of the Soil

Location

=
=

Black Cotton Soil

Mouda

Specific Gravity of Solids (Gs)

Dry mass of Soil to be taken ,g
Hydrometer Type
Temp
Volume of The Solution ,CC
Volume of the Hydrometer,CC
Area of the jar ,cm2
Dispersing Agent , CC
Meniscus Correction
Fraction passing through 150

2.57
50

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

32
1000

100
0.5
0.84285

S.no

Elasped Time

Temp o c

R' h

R = R' +C m

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
13

1/4
1/2
1
2
4
8
15
30
60
120
1440

26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26

30
29.5
27
24
21
18.5
16
14.5
12
11
7.5

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

30.5
30
27.5
24.5
21.5
19
16.5
15
12.5
11.5
8

SEDIMENTATION ANALYSIS

H e (Cm)

(poise)

D(mm)

N'(%)

8.5
8.75
9.5
10.5
11.75
11
11.75
12.25
13
13.75
14.5

0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875
0.00875

8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06
8.91947E-06

0.0761
0.0546
0.0402
0.0299
0.0224
0.0153
0.0115
0.0083
0.0061
0.0044
0.0013

31
30.5
28
25
22
19.5
17
15.5
13
12
8.5

101.44937
99.813092
91.631691
81.81401
71.996328
63.814927
55.633526
50.724686
42.543285
39.270725
27.816763

N(%)
85.506603
84.127464
77.231771
68.956938
60.682105
53.786412
46.890718
42.753302
35.857608
33.09933
23.445359

Black Cotton Soil

SOIL CLA
Dia(mm)

%finer

4.75
2.36
1.18
0.6
0.425
0.3
0.15
0.075
0.0761
0.0546
0.0402
0.0299
0.0224
0.0153
0.0115
0.0083
0.0061
0.0044
0.0013

100
100
100
100
99.88972
99.80951
84.50048
39.38042
85.5066
84.12746
77.23177
68.95694
60.68211
53.78641
46.89072
42.7533
35.85761
33.09933
23.44536

120

100

80
%
F
i
n
e
r

60

40

20

0
0.001

0.01

Majority of Soil is

Secondary Soil is

Type of the Soil

SOIL as per ISCS

SOIL CLASSIFICAtION

0.01

0.1
Diameter of Particles

Sand(S)

10

Cu

CLAY Low Compressible & Silt Low Compressible

#VALUE!

SC-SM

#VALUE!

Cc

#VALUE!

Gravel(G) CLAY Low Compressible & Silt Low Compressible

Sand(S)
CLAY Low Compressible & Silt Low Compressible

Well Graded Gravel

Poorly Graded Gravel
Silty Gravel
Clayey Gravel
Well Graded Sand
Poorly Graded Sand
Silty Sand
Silty Clay
Silt Low Compressible
Clay Low Compressible
Clay Intermediate Compressible
Silt Intermediate Compressible
Silt High Compressible
Clay High Compressible

#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Poorly Graded
Well Graded

Well Graded Gravel along with Silty Gravel

Well Graded Gravel along with Clayey Gravel
Poorly Graded Gravel along with Clayey Gravel
Poorly Graded Gravel along with Silty Gravel
Well Graded Sand along with Silty Sand
Well Graded Sand along with Clayey Sand
Poorly Graded Sand along with Clayey Sand
Poorly Graded Sand along with Silty Sand
Clayey Sand and Silty Sand
Clayey Gravel and Silty Gravel

GW
GP
GM
GC
SW
SP
SM
SC
ML
CL
CI
MI
MH
CH

GW-GM
GW-GC
GP-GC
GP-GM
SW-SM
SW-SC
SP-SC
SP-SM
SC-SM
GC-GM

RESULTS
SC-SM

Soil Classified as
Plasticity Index , Ip

17.62448

% Clay < 2

23.44536

Activity of Soil , A

0.751726

NORMAL

ESULTS

NORMAL