DATA ANALYSIS

Data Sheet
Location : Makmal Kejuruteraan Geoteknik Loc. No. :
Soil description: Marine Sand Sample No. :
Sample type : Depth of Sample : m
Operator: Date Started :

Test no. 1 2 3 4

Bottle no. 1 2 1 2
Mass of density bottle + stopper (m1) (g) 27.76 27.72 37.96 37.93
Mass of density bottle + stopper + oven 32.76 32.72 47.96 47.93
dried soil (m2) (g)
Mass of density bottle + stopper + soil 83.24 82.78 147.54 147.60
+ distilled water (m3)
Mass of density bottle + stopper + 80.16 79.63 141.31 141.41
distilled water (m4 )
Mass of soil sample (m2 – m1) (g) 5 5 10 10
Mass of water contained by the density bottle 52.4 51.91 103.35 103.48
(m4 – m1)
Mass of water occupying the volume not 50.48 50.06 99.58 99.67
occupied by the soil and thus (m3 – m2)
Mass of water occupying a volume equal to 1.92 1.85 3.77 3.81
that of the soil particles (m4 – m1) – (m3 – m2)
Gs = mass of soil particles 2.60 2.70 2.65 2.62
Mass of an equal volume of water
Gs = m2 – m1 .
(m4 – m1) – (m3 – m2)

Average Specific gravity = 2.64 .

A specific gravity determination of the soil particles A (sand marine), using a density bottle
yielded the following data:

Mass of density + Stopper, m1 = 27.76 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Oven dried soil, m2 = 32.76 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Soil + Distilled water, m3 = 83.24 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Distilled water, m4 = 80.16 g

The results of a water content test on a sample of the soil were as follows:

Mass of soil sample (m2 – m1) = 5.0 g

Mass of water contained by the density bottle (m4 – m1) = 52.4 g

Mass of water occupying the volume not occupied by the soil (m3 – m2) = 50.48 g

Mass of water occupying a volume equal to that of the soil particles (m4 – m1) –

(m3 – m2) = 1.92 g

Given that the specific gravity of the soil particles (Gs)

mass of soil particles

𝐺𝑆 =
mass of an equal volume of water
= 5.0 g / 1.92 g

= 2.60
A specific gravity determination of the soil particles B (sand marine), using a density bottle
yielded the following data:

Mass of density + Stopper, m1 = 27.72 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Oven dried soil, m2 = 32.72 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Soil + Distilled water, m3 = 82.78 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Distilled water, m4 = 79.63 g

The results of a water content test on a sample of the soil were as follows:

Mass of soil sample (m2 – m1) = 5.0 g

Mass of water contained by the density bottle (m4 – m1) = 51.91 g

Mass of water occupying the volume not occupied by the soil (m3 – m2) = 50.06 g

Mass of water occupying a volume equal to that of the soil particles (m4 – m1) –

(m3 – m2) = 1.85 g

Given that the specific gravity of the soil particles (Gs)

mass of soil particles

𝐺𝑆 =
mass of an equal volume of water
= 5.0 g / 1.85 g

= 2.70
A specific gravity determination of the soil particles C (sand marine), using a density bottle
yielded the following data:

Mass of density + Stopper, m1 = 37.96 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Oven dried soil, m2 = 47.96 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Soil + Distilled water, m3 = 147.54 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Distilled water, m4 = 141.31 g

The results of a water content test on a sample of the soil were as follows:

Mass of soil sample (m2 – m1) = 10.0 g

Mass of water contained by the density bottle (m4 – m1) = 103.35 g

Mass of water occupying the volume not occupied by the soil (m3 – m2) = 99.58 g

Mass of water occupying a volume equal to that of the soil particles (m4 – m1) –

(m3 – m2) = 3.77 g

Given that the specific gravity of the soil particles (Gs)

mass of soil particles

𝐺𝑆 =
mass of an equal volume of water
= 10.0 g / 3.77 g

= 2.65
A specific gravity determination of the soil particles D (sand marine), using a density bottle
yielded the following data:

Mass of density + Stopper, m1 = 37.93 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Oven dried soil, m2 = 47.93 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Soil + Distilled water, m3 = 147.60 g

Mass of density + Stopper + Distilled water, m4 = 141.41 g

The results of a water content test on a sample of the soil were as follows:

Mass of soil sample (m2 – m1) = 10.0 g

Mass of water contained by the density bottle (m4 – m1) = 103.48 g

Mass of water occupying the volume not occupied by the soil (m3 – m2) = 99.67 g

Mass of water occupying a volume equal to that of the soil particles (m4 – m1) –

(m3 – m2) = 3.81 g

Given that the specific gravity of the soil particles (Gs)

mass of soil particles

𝐺𝑆 =
mass of an equal volume of water
= 10.0 g / 3.81 g

= 2.62

Average Specific Graviy = (2.60 + 2.70 + 2.65 + 2.62)

= 2.64
CONCLUSION

Specific gravity is the ratio of density of a substance to the density of reference substance. In
this experiment, the reference substance is water. After calculating the substance density, the
density of water in the same container was calculated.

Specific gravity is useful to determine the characteristics of the substance. The density
of the substance is important before being used in machine to avoid failure.