FACULTY : ENGINEERING

EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 01
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: CONSOLIDASI EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: AUG. 2016

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

LABORATORY

LABORATORY INSTRUCTION SHEETS

COURSE CODE BNP

EXPERIMENT CODE EXPERIMENT

EXPERIMENT TITLE CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST

DATE

GROUP NO.

(1)
LECTURER/ INSTRUCTOR
(2)

DATE OF REPORT SUBMISSION

RECEIVED DATE AND STAMP

COMMENTS:

TOTAL MARK (FROM RUBRIC 1

ASSESSMENT)
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EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 01
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: CONSOLIDASI EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
FACULTY
TEST OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
AMENDMENT DATE: AUG. 2016
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

LABORATORY RUBRIC ASSESSMENT

1. CLO: Organize comprehensive design and execution procedures for geotechnical as well as
geo-environmental laboratory and in situ measurements with practical considerations
(PLO2-P,P5; Project);

(PLO2- P4) 10%

Level of Achievement

Excellen
Very Weak Weak Modest Good
Elements t
1 2 3 4 Level Weight Score
5
Equipment
/ Tools
Major Minor No mistakes Students are
Mishand-
mistakes mistakes while using comfortable P1 P4 /20
ling the
Choose the while using while using equipment/ with the
equipment/
suitable equipment/ equipment / tools, but not equipment/
tools
equipment/ tools tools comfortable tool s
tool s
Experiment

Display a good Most of the

All Major Some Procedures P4 5 /25
handling and procedures
procedure procedures procedures are followed
understanding are followed
s are are missing are missing correctly
of Experiment correctly
missing
Measurement
Most data All data are
Measure and All data Most data are correctly taken but
taken, no minor data All data are P4 5 /25
taking data are are missing
missing are incorrect correctly
with efficiency missing or or incorrect
data taken
incorrect

Respond to
Able to
Q&A respond and
Minimum Limited Able to Unable to
Respond and ability to ability to answer respond and respond
constructivel P3 3 /15
answer to the respond answer and answer and answer
question and answer sometimes y most of the constructivel to the
accordingly. to the do not match time. y at all question
question. the question. times. accordingly.
Disciplines

Show the good

discipline by
follows the Major flaws Minor flaws Minor flaws Conform to Conform to
rules below; to criteria, to criteria, 5 to dress code dress code, all criteria
P2 3
10 minutes minutes late and safety minor flaw 2/15
-Dress Code late to safety

-Lab
Regulations &
Safety
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EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 01
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: CONSOLIDASI EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: AUG. 2016

STUDENT CODE OF ETHICS

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

I hereby declare that I have prepared this report with my own efforts. I also admit to not accept or

provide any assistance in preparing this report and anything that is in it is true.

1) Group Leader __________________________________ (Signature)

Name : __________________________________
Matrix No. : __________________________________

2) Group Member 1 ___________________________________ (Signature)

Name : ___________________________________
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3) Group Member 2 __________________________________ (Signature)

Name : __________________________________
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FACULTY : ENGINEERING
EDITION: 02
TECHNOLOGY
LABORATORY: CIVIL
REVISION NO: 01
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIMENT: CONSOLIDASI EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPT. 2016
TEST AMENDMENT DATE: AUG. 2016

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1.0 OBJECTIVES

To determine the CBR value of the given crushed aggregate/soil sample.

2.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES

Measure dry unit weight of compacted aggregate under different moisture
content
Measure and plot the load vs settlement
Determine the CBR value

3.0 INTRODUCTION
The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) was developed by California division of highways as a
method of classifying and evaluating soil-sub-grade and base course materials for flexible
pavements. The CBR test is currently used in pavement design for both roads and airfield
pavement. The test is performed by measuring the pressure required to penetrate a soil sample
with a plunger of standard area. The measured pressure is then divided by the pressure required
to achieve an equal penetration on a standard crushed rock material.
In some methods CBR is used directly and in some other it is converted to Resilient Modulus
MR using the following relationships.
MR = 1500 x CBR (ibs/in2)
MR = 10340 x CBR (Kpa)
The laboratory CBR test measures the shearing resistance of a crushed aggregate/soil under
controlled moisture and density conditions. The test yields bearing ratio number that is applicable
for the state of crushed aggregate/soil as tested. The CBR is obtained as the ratio of the unit stress
required of effect a certain depth of penetration of the piston (1935 mm) into a compacted
specimen of crushed aggregate/soil at some water content and density to the standard unit stress
required to obtain the same depth of penetration on a standard sample of crushed stone. Thus.

Test unit stress

CBR = Standard unit stress ** 100

The CBR is usually base on the load ratio for the penetration of 2-5mm. If the CBR value at
the penetration of 5.0 mm is larger, the test should be repeated. If a second test yields a larger
value of CBR at 5.0 mm penetration then this larger value should be adopted. The CBR test are
usually made on test specimens at optimum moisture content (OMC) for the crushed
aggregate/soil as determined from modified compaction test.

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 4.0 INSTRUMENTS /APPARATUS / CHEMICAL / REAGENTS
1) CBR equipment consisting of 152.4 mm diameter and 178 mm height. An extension collar of a
diameter 51 mm, spacer disk of 150.8mm diameter and 61.4 mm height.
2) Mechanical compaction rammer 50.8 mm die, 2.49 kg and capable of free fall of 305 mm.
3) Surcharge weight to simulate the effect of overlaying pavement weight.
4) CBR machine: A compression machine, which can operate at a constant rate of 1.3mm/min. A
metal piston of 1935mm2 is attached to it.

5.0 PROCEDURE
1) CBR equipment consisting of 152.4 mm diameter and 178 mm height, An extension collar of
a. diameter 51 mm, spacer disk of 150.8 mm diameter and 61.4 mm height.
2) Mechanical compaction rammer 50.8 mm die, 2.49 kg and capable of free fall of 305 mm.
3) Surcharge weight to simulate the effect of overlying pavement weight.
4) CBR machine: A compression machine, which can operate at a constant rate of 1.3 mm/min.
a. A metal piston of 1935mm2 is attached to it.
5) The representative crushed aggregate/soil sample is sieved through 20 mm sieve. About 5 kg
of crushed aggregate/soil is taken and mixed with optimum moisture content (OMC).
6) The mould were clamped to the base plate, the extension collar was attached and weight. The
spacer disk was inserted into the mold and a coarse filter paper was placed on the top of the disk.
7) The aggregate /soil water mixture was compacted into the world in 3 equal layers to give a
height of 127 mm compact each layer in the 10 blows, 30 blows and 65 blows for each sample.
8) The water content of the crushed aggregate /soil mixture were determined.
9) The extension collar was removed and using on straight edge, the compacted crushed
aggregate/soil was trimmed even with the top of the mold surface. The spacer disk was removed
and the mold with sample was weighed.
10) The mold with crushed aggregate/soil was placed on the CBR machine and the surcharge
weight was placed, the penetration piston was seat, the dial gauges was set for load and
penetration.
11) The loads was applied to the penetration piston at the rate of 1.27mm/min and the load was
recorded at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 7.5, and 10.0mm penetration respectively.

6 RESULTS CALCULATIONS

CALCULATION EXAMPLE

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 CBR : Plot the load deformation curve for each specimen. In some cases the initial penetration takes
place without a proportional increase in the resistance to penetration and the curve may be concave
upward. To obtain the true stress-strain relationships, correct the curve having concave upward shape
near the origin by adjusting the location of the origin by extending the straight the portion of the stress
strain curve down ward until it intersects with x-axis.

Determine the corrected load values at 2.5mm and 5.0 mm and determine the CBR by the following
relationship.

CBR = Test unit stress * 100

Standard unit stress

Standard load at 2.5mm is taken 13.2kN and at 5.0mm it is on 20kN

Dry Density:
Weight of the empty mold = Agm
Weight of the mold + soil = Bgm
Volume of soil sample = V

= B-A
Weight density y
V

Water Content w
A
Dry Density yd = 1 +w

Plot the CBR vs Dry density and determine the CBR at 95 of maximum dry density and repeat this
value of CBR.

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6 ANALYSIS

Type of the Test: Soaked/Unsoaked

OMC Date: ..................................... OMC: .................. yd max: ........................

Sample 1 2 3

No. of Blows

Empty wt. of mould, W1

Wt of mould + wet sample, W2

Volume of sample, V

Wet density y = (W2 - W1) I V

Can no.

Wt.of empty can, A

Wt. of can + wet sample, B

Wt. of can + dry sample, C

Water content, W = [ (8 - C) I (C - A)] * 100

Dry Density, yd = y I ( 1 + W )

CBR TEST - PENETRATION OAT A

Penetration Load
(mm Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3
)
Div. Corrected Div. Corrected Div. Corrected
0.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5
 5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

DISCUSSIONS
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7 ADVANCED QUESTIONS

Prepared by/Disediakan oleh : Approved by/Disahkan oleh :

Signature/Tandatangan : Signature/Tandatangan :
Name/Nama : Name/Nama : ASSOC. PROF DR.
SURAYA HANI ADNAN
Date/Tarikh :
Date/ Date/Tarikh : FEBRUARY 2015