1 AS 1289.5.7.

1—2006

TM
Australian Standard
AS 1289.5.7.1—2006

Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes

Method 5.7.1: Soil compaction and density
tests—Compaction control test—Hilf density ratio
and Hilf moisture variation (rapid method)

1 SCOPE
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This Standard sets out a rapid method for determining compaction control parameters for
soils. The method involves relating converted wet density (CWD) of the laboratory-
compacted soil to added moisture (Z) without the need to determine moisture content.
The test is based on standard compactive effort in accordance with AS 1289.5.1.1. If
modified compactive effort in accordance with AS 1289.5.2.1 is used, experimental data
must initially be accumulated for that particular soil in order for the moisture variation to be
reliably assessed (see Note to Clause 4.2(h)).
Because this is a rapid method, there may be minor differences between results obtained by
this procedure and results obtained by the method of compaction control given in
AS 1289.5.4.1.
This procedure is applicable to the portion of soil that passes a 37.5 mm sieve. Corrections
can be made to values determined by this method for soil with up to 20% oversize material.
Soil that passes a 19.0 mm sieve is compacted in a 105 mm diameter mould. Soil that
contains more than 20% of material retained on a 19.0 mm sieve is compacted in a 152 mm
diameter mould.
Because of the omission of proper curing, this method might not be reliable for soils that
are much wetter or drier than the optimum moisture content.
Further, because of the empirical basis for the calculation of moisture variation, the method
is limited to added moisture values (Z) between −4% and +6% (see Figure 1).
This method may be used for checking material before placement to ensure that the
moisture content is within specified limits (see Note to Clause 4.2(h)).

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
The following documents are referred to in this Standard:
AS
1152 Specification for test sieves
1289 Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes
1289.1.1 Method 1.1: Sampling and preparation of soils—Preparation of disturbed
soil samples for testing
1289.5.1.1 Method 5.1.1: Soil compaction and density tests—Determination of the dry
density/moisture content relation of a soil using standard
compactive effort

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and Hilf moisture variation (rapid method)

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