DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SOIL MECHANICS SECTION

Name:______________________________ Student I.D. No._________________
Course:_____________________________
Subject:_______________________
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Grade:______________________________ Instructor
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EXPERIMENT No. 1
(WATE C!NTENT DETE"INATI!N#
E$EENCES
AST" D%%&' (AST" Standards sec. ( )o*. (.+,#
AAS-T! T%'. (Standard S/eci0ications 0or Trans/ortationa* "ateria*s and
"et1ods o0 Sam/*in2 and Testin23 4art II#
"ATEIA5S AND A44AAT6S
&. "oisture cans
%. !)en 7it1 tem/erature contro*
8. 9a*ance sensiti)e to +.+& 2rams
4!CED6E
&. Determine t1e 7ei21t o0 t1e moisture can /*us co)er and record as Wc. (9e
sure to *abe* and record t1e *abe* o0 eac1 moisture cans#.
%. 4*ace a re/resentati)e sam/*e o0 7et soi* in t1e can.
a. To /ro)ide a reasonab*e accurate resu*ts3 t1e 0o**o7in2
re/resentati)e 7et soi* sam/*e 7ei21ts are recommended.
Max size of soil particles Recommended minimum
(95-100% passes the given sieve) sample eight (grams)
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No. ( ((.;. mm# &++
No. (+ (+.(%+ mm# &+ to .+
&%.. mm 8++
b. Co)er t1e can 7it1 its ca/ to a)oid *oss o0 7ater.
8. Determine t1e 7ei21t o0 t1e c*osed can /*us 7et soi* and record as Wa.
(. emo)e t1e co)er and /*ace t1e sam/*e in t1e o)en (it is a usua* /ractice to
/*ace t1e co)er on t1e bottom o0 t1e can#.
.. Dry t1e sam/*e to a constant tem/erature o0 &&+ /*us or minus . de2ree
centi2rade.
a. Dryin2 t1e soi* 0or %( 1ours or at *east o)erni21t (&% to &, 1ours# is
enou21 in most cases to attain a constant sam/*e 7ei21t and t1at
7ei21t cou*d be used 0or t1e 7ei21t o0 dry soi*.
b. A tem/erature o0 '+ de2rees centi2rade may be used 0or some soi*s
7it1 tem/erature sensiti)e /ro/erties suc1 as /eat and 1i21*y or2anic
soi*s since usin2 an o)en tem/erature o0 &&+ de2rees centi2rade
may a00ect t1e /ro/erties o0 t1ese soi*s.
'. !btain t1e 7ei21t o0 dry soi* /*us can 7it1 co)er and record as Wb.
a. 9e care0u* in 1and*in2 t1e 1ot container. 6se a /air o0 ton2s or
2*o)es.
b. I0 a dessicator is a)ai*ab*e and 71en it is desired to measure t1e
7ei21t a0ter coo*in23 /*ace t1e soi* sam/*e inside t1e dessicator so
t1at t1e soi* does not absorb 7ater 0rom t1e *aboratory atmos/1ere.
;. Com/ute t1e 7ater content usin2 t1e 2i)en 0orm.
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