CLIENT

CONSULTANT

CONTRACTOR

Particle Size Disribution

BS 1377: Part 2 : 1990cl 9.2
Project Name:- Construction and Execution of Ras Al Khaimah
Ring Road

Contract No:- 49/2012

Materials Description:- Embankment Fill Material

RFI NO. ARC-EW-906

Sampling Date:-01/09/2013

Materials Source:- Wadi Al Bia

Testing Date:- 04/09/2013

Location:- STOCK PILE @ 27+960

Sample No:- EMB-05

Initial Dry Wt. (g)

11295.0

SIEVE
(inch")

SIEVE
(mm)

75

63

50

Retained Wt.
Individual

Retained Wt.
Cumilative

Retained

Passing

(g)

(g)

0.00

0.00

0.0

100

37.5

2119.80

2119.80

18.8

81

28

1087.10

3206.90

28.4

72

3/4

19

661.20

3868.10

34.2

66

1/2

14

3/8

10

831.90

4700.00

41.6

58

1/4

6.3

No.4

1049.80

5749.80

50.9

49

No.8

2.36

877.40

6627.20

58.7

41

No.10

No.16

1.18

809.50

7436.70

65.8

34

No.20

850 um

414.70

7851.40

69.5

30

No.30

600 um

No.40

425 um

754.30

8605.70

76.2

24

No.50

300 um

No.100

150 um

666.60

9272.30

82.1

18

No.200

75 um

No.400

63um

591.10

9863.40

87.3

13

1431.60

11295.00

100.0

PAN
CONTRACTOR

CONSULTANT

Laboratory Technician

Remarks and Comments

Material Inspector

Materials Engineer

Remarks and Comments

Materials Engineer

CLIENT

CONSULTANT

CONTRACTOR

Project Name :- Construction and Execution of Ras Al Khaimah Ring

Road
Sampling Date:- 01/09/2013
Material Description:- Embankment Fill Material (Wadi Bia)
Contract No:- 49/2012

Location:- Stock Pile @ 26+180

Testing

Date:-04/09/2013

Sample Ref.No:- EMB-05

Liquid Limit BS 1377 P 2, M:4.5

% Water Content

M ois tur e con te n t (%)

Can Number
Weight of Wet Soil + Can
Weight of Dry Soil + Can
Weight of Water
Weight of Can
Weight of Dry Soil
Water Content
Number of Blows
L.L
22.00

1
S3
46.44
43.57
2.87
30.10
13.47
21.31
36
P.L 20.00

2
S4
47.52
44.68
2.84
32.00
12.68
22.40
24

3
S5
46.11
42.91
3.20
29.40
13.51
23.69
15
P.I 2.00

Liquid limit
24.00
23.50
23.00
22.50
22.00
21.50
21.00
20.50
20.00

10

20

25

30

40

No. of blow s

Plastic Limit BS 1377 P 2, M:5

50

60

Natural
Water
Content

Can Number
Weight of Wet Soil + Can
Weight of Dry Soil + Can
Weight of Water
Weight of Can
Weight of Dry Soil
Water Content
Plastic Limit

S7
S8
35.12
32.64
34.61
32.09
0.51
0.55
32.00
29.30
2.61
2.79
19.54
19.71
19.63

CONTRACTOR

CONSULTANT

Laboratory Technician

Remarks and Comments

Material Inspector

Materials Engineer

Remarks and Comments

Materials Engineer

Materials Engineer

Remarks and Comments

Materials Engineer

DRY DENSITY / MOISTURE CONTENT RELATIONSHIP

Bs 1377 Part 4 : 1990 M 3.5/3.6/3.7
Contract No:- 49/2012

Project Name:- Construction and Execution of RAK Ring Road

Material Description:Materials Source :Location:Test method

Sample preparation
Method variation

Embankment Material
Wadi Al Bia
Stock Pile @ 26+180
BS 1377 P4 CL 3.6.4.1
BS 1377 P4 CL 3.2.5.3
NIL
1

Wet Density

Weight of Wet Soil + Mold. gr.

Weight of Mold

weight of Wet Soil

gr.

Volume of Mold

cc.

Wet Density of Soil

10425

10705

10610

4057

4467

4747

4652
2113

Mg/m.

1.92
B2

B9

B11

B7

Weight of Wet Soil + Can gr.

662.1

686.2

704.3

632.1

Weight of Dry Soil + Can

636.5

647.7

653.6

579.4

gr.

2.11

2.25

2.20

25.6

38.5

50.7

52.7

Weight of Can

gr.

103.6

90.7

91.0

90.7

Weight of Dry Soil

gr.

532.9

557

562.6

488.7

4.80

6.91

9.01

10.8

Mg/m.

1.83

1.98

2.06

1.99

Dry Density
M.D.D

2.06 Mg/m

O.M.C.

9.0 %

D R Y D E N S IT Y M g /m 3

Weight of Water

Water Content

3.00

REMARKS:

1/9/2013
4/9/2013
EMB-05
5
62

5958

Can No.
Moisture Content

10015

Sampling Date:Testing Date :Sample No:No of layers:No of Blows:-

4.00

5.00

6.00

% Retained on 37.5mm Test Sieve = 16.5

% Retained on 20.0mm Test Sieve = 25.4

7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
MOISTURE CONTENT %

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

ME/Contractor

MI/Consultant

ME/Consultant

SHIP

oad

1/9/2013
4/9/2013
EMB-05
5
62

12.00

13.00

14.00

ME/Consultant

CLIENT

CONSULTANT

CONTRACTOR

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST (CBR)

BS 1377 P 4 :1990 Test 7
Contract No:- 49/2012
Material Description:-

Project Name:- Construction and Execution of RAK Ring Road

Embankment Fill Material

Materials Source :-

Wadi Al Bia

Sampling Date :- 01/09/2013

Testing Date :- 05/08/2013 - 09/08/2013

Location:- Stock Pile @ 26+180

Sample No:- EMB-05

MDD:

2.06

OMC:

soaking: 96 Hrs.

Factor:

9.0

Calculated Mass of Soil

0.0575

4915

kN

Surcharge Weights: 4.0 kg

Dry Density Measurements

Mould No

Moisture Determination
B

Sample

Top

Bottom

D7

D8

Mass of Soil+Mould

10460

Can No

Mass of Mould

5548

Wet Soil + Can

634.5

688.9

Mass of Soil

4912

Dry Soil + Can

584.5

630.1

cc

2304

Mass of Water

50.0

58.8

Wet Density of Soil

Mg/m

2.13

Mass of Can

121.8

123.0

Dry Density of Soil

Mg/m

1.96

Mass of Dry Soil

462.7

507.1

95

Moisture Content

10.8

11.6

Volume of Mould

Compaction

PenetrationTest Data
Top

Bottom

Penetration
in mm

Dial Reading

Load
KN

0.5

CBR
%

Penetration
in mm

Dial Reading

Load KN

11.00

0.6

0.5

17.00

1.0

23.00

1.3

32.00

1.8

1.5

34.00

2.0

1.5

48.00

2.8

44.00

2.5

61.00

3.5

2.5

53.00

3.0

2.5

72.00

4.1

61.00

3.5

83.00

4.8

3.5

68.00

3.9

3.5

92.00

5.3

74.00

4.3

100.00

5.8

4.5

80.00

4.6

4.5

106.00

6.1

85.00

4.9

110.00

6.3

5.5

91.00

5.2

5.5

115.00

6.6

95.00

5.5

119.00

6.8

Remarks:- Total Weight :% Retained on 20mm Sieve

23

24

= 9562.4 g
= 26.5

CBR
%

31

32

ME/Contractor

MI/Consultant

ME/Consultant

R e s is ta nc e to P e ne tra tio n K N

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST (CBR)

BS 1377 P 4 :1990 Amd 2002 Test 7

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO CURVE

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Top
Bottom

Top

Bottom

CBR % at 2.5mm

23

31

CBR % at 5.0mm

24

32

Measured CBR Value :

Penetration of Plunger (mm)

Swell (%)

.02

32%

Remarks:-

ME/Contractor

MI/Consultant

ME/Consultant