INTRODUCTION

Before a civil engineering work is done,adequate site investigation should be made in

advance.Sufficient information necessary to yield a safe and economic design and does lead
to problems during construction.Site investigation involves exploration of the soil
conditions surface and below the surface.it is prerequisite for designed to ensure a structure
or earthwork running good and economical as far as possible.Information from site
investigation of the actual soil conditions may result in serious damage to the structure to
the built later.

OBJECTIVE

To identify whether the site suitable for works that in suggest

To enable one designs that is safe and economic
To predict and taking appropriate measure to overcome any complexity which

might arose during construction that due to soil conditions and localized state others
To investigate incident or reason occurrence of state change whether innately or due
to different subject.

THEORY

For purpose of calculation the gruff design of the purposed pilot or an engineering
project,the properties of the soil under consideration is usually based on data obtained from
test conduted in the laboratory on soil samples taken during the representative investigation
work.Field and the type of quality site investigation work is important and will only be
determined after taking the laboratory test.The result of the investigation should include the
sample size quality and frequency of sampling.
Geotechnical engineers perform geotechnical investigations to obtain information on the
physical properties of soil and rock underlying (and sometimes adjacent to ) a site to design
earthworks and foundations for proposed structures,and for repair of distress to earthworks
and structures caused by subsurface conditions.A geotechnical investigation will include
surface exploration and subsurface exploration of a site.Sometimes,geophysical methods
are used to obtain data about sites.Subsurface exploration usually involves in-situ testing
(two common examples of in-situ tests are the standard penetration test and cone
penetration test.In addition site investigation will often include subsurface sampling and
laboratory testing of the soil samples retrieved.The digging of test pits and trenching
(particularly for locating faults and slide planes) may also be used to learn about soil
conditions at depth.Large diameter borings are rarely used due to safety concerns and
expense,but are sometimes used to allow a geologist or engineer to be towered into the
borehole for direct visual and manual examination of the soil and rock tratigraphy.
A variety of soil samplers exist to meet the needs of different engineering projects.The
standard penetration test (SPT),which uses a thick-walled split spoon sampler,is the most
common way to collect disturbed samples.Piston samplers,employing a thin-walled
tube,are most commonly used for the collection of less disturbed samplers.More advanced
methods,such as ground freezing and the Sherbrooke block sampler,are superior,but even
more expensive.

MATERIAL/APPARATUS

Hand auger
The weights
Tare

DISCUSSION

Based on that results,this soil unsuitable for construction because given the level of moist
soil.Readings of the wet soil higher than the reading of the dry land.This proves this land
unsuitable for construction.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion,land research is an important aspect in a civil engineering construction

project.It is one precautionary measure in a project which will in managing,this is to avoid
occurrence of crack in wall,break in floor,settle into soil and others incident that is
likely.Land research was to get information on soil conditions and enable design that is
sufficient can in prepare also identify any inconvenience that will be emerging during
construction and the method of solution.For safety of building and the resident,by search
details must be carried out to know clearly land incident essential properties.
In practical that carried out this can be concluded that land have humidity depends on
weathering condition.Land disturbed adopt with interference condition that is minimum to
maintain site actual situation.Can be concluded land that have humidity weight higher than
dry land.Wetland need to be tested before hand to does not happen undiserable thing during
construction carried out.