Field density test by sand replacement method

BS 1377 (Part 9)
Test No 1 1 (Retest) 2
Depth of hole excavated mm 150 160 150
Mass of standard sand before pouring g 14000 14000 14000
Mass of standard sand after pouring g 10333 10298 10115
Mass of standard sand in hole and cone g 3667 3702 3885
Mass of standard sand in cone g 1181 1181 1181
Mass of standard sand in hole g 2486 2521 2704
Density of standard sand g/cm3 1.23 1.23 1.23
Volume of hole cm3 2021.138 2049.593 2198.374
Mass of container 1 + wet soil g 4431 4620 4762
Mass of container 1 g 480 480 480
Mass of wet soil g 3951 4140 4282
Wet density of soil g/cm3 1.9548391 2.019913 1.947803

Mass of container 2 + wet soil g 362 362 328

Mass of container 2 + dry soil g 352 352 322
Mass of container 2 g 118 118 118
Mass of wet soil g 244 244 210
Mass of dry soil g 234 234 204
Mass of moisture g 10 10 6
Moisture containt of soil at the field 4.2735043 4.273504 2.941176
Optimum moisture containt of soil in the Lab 8.4 8.4 8.4
Mass of water in soil g 161.92623 169.6721 122.3429
Mass of dry soil 3789.0738 3970.328 4159.657
Dry density of soil g/cm3 1.8747227 1.937129 1.892152
Maximum dry density of soil g/cm3 1.965 1.965 1.965
% Compaction 95.405738 98.58165 96.29271
% Compaction specified 98 98 98
Remarks Fail Pass Fail
2 (Retest) 3 4 5 6 7
150 120 140 160 180 170
14000 14000 14000 14000 14000 14000
10186 10615 10424 10128 9420 9226
3814 3385 3576 3872 4580 4774 Moisture containt (%) = Mass of water
1181 1181 1181 1181 1181 1181
2633 2204 2395 2691 3399 3593 Dry density of soil = Mass of dry soil
1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23
2140.65 1791.87 1947.154 2187.805 2763.415 2921.138 % Compaction = Dry density / MDD
4786 4175 4429 4879 5619 6241
480 480 480 480 480 480
4306 3695 3949 4399 5139 5761
2.011538 2.062092 2.028088 2.010691 1.859656 1.972176

343 318 342 381 340 310

335 306 331 371 336 305
118 118 118 118 118 118
225 200 224 263 222 192
217 188 213 253 218 187
8 12 11 10 4 5
3.686636 6.382979 5.164319 3.952569 1.834862 2.673797
8.4 8.4 11.3 8.4 11.1 11.3
153.1022 221.7 193.9241 167.2624 92.59459 150.026
4152.898 3473.3 3755.076 4231.738 5046.405 5610.974
1.940017 1.938366 1.928494 1.934239 1.826148 1.920818
1.965 1.965 1.953 1.965 1.908 1.953
98.72859 98.64459 98.74522 98.43456 95.71009 98.35216
98 98 98 98 98 98
Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Pass
 re containt (%) = Mass of water in soil (g) / Mass of dry soil (g)

density of soil = Mass of dry soil / Volume of hole

mpaction = Dry density / MDD

Test No 1 2
Depth of hole excavated mm 160 150
Mass of standard sand before pouring g 25000 14000
Mass of standard sand after pouring g 16589 9955
Mass of standard sand in hole and cone g 8411 4045
Mass of standard sand in cone g 2470 1181
Mass of standard sand in hole g 5941 2864
Density of standard sand g/cm3 1.236 1.23
Volume of hole cm3 4806.634 2328.455
Mass of container 1 + wet ABC g 12549 4848
Mass of container 1 g 480 480
Mass of wet ABC g 12069 4368
Wet density of ABC g/cm3 2.5109046 1.875922

Mass of container 2 + wet ABC g 370 318

Mass of container 2 + dry ABC g 358 310
Mass of container 2 g 118 118
Mass of wet ABC g 252 200
Mass of dry ABC g 240 192
Mass of moisture g 12 8
Moisture containt of ABC at the field 5 4.166667
Optimum moisture containt of ABC in the Lab 6.1 11.3
Mass of water in ABC g 574.71429 174.72
Mass of dry ABC 11494.286 4193.28
Dry density of ABC g/cm3 2.3913377 1.800885
Maximum dry density of ABC g/cm3 2.377 1.953
% Compaction 100.60318 92.21121
% Compaction specified 98 98
Remarks Over Fail
Moisture containt (%) = Mass of water in ABC (g) / Mass of dry ABC (g)

Dry density of ABC = Mass of dry ABC / Volume of hole

% Compaction = Dry density / MDD