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Liquid & Plastic Limit Tests - Cone penetrometer method
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Liquid & Plastic Limit Tests - Cone penetrometer method
Location : Tapah (kaolin) Liquid Limit:49.4
Plastic Limit:35.4
Plasticity Index:13.9
LIQUID LIMIT
Test No.
12345
Gauge: First15.0017.5017.91 20.2023.50
(mm)Second15.1017.8017.57 20.0023.40
Mean15.0517.6517.7420.1023.45
Tin or bottle No.FM1FM2FM3FM4FM5
Wet soil + tin (g)33.46 38.46 37.5853.5860.32
Dry soil + tin (g)27.12 29.88 28.8039.2042.00
Mass of tin (g)9.7 9.9 9.909.909.90
Mass of water (g)6.348.588.7814.3818.32
Water content (%)36.3942.9446.4649.0857.07
PLASTIC LIMIT
Test No.
12
Tin or bottle No.FMPL1FMPL2
Wet soil + tin (g)10.67 10.01
Dry soil + tin (g)9.6 9.2
Mass of tin (g)6.6 6.9
Mass of water (g)1.07 0.81
Water content (%)35.7 35.2
APPENDIX B
LABORATORY TEST RESULTS OF ATTERBERG LIMITSLiquid & Plastic Limit Tests - Cone penetrometer method
Location: KTDI (silt) Liquid Limit:73.9
Plastic Limit:44.0
Plasticity Index:29.9
LIQUID LIMIT
Test No.
1234
Gauge: First15.9 17.3 19.1 21.7
(mm)Second16.2 17.5 19.4 21.9
Mean16.1 17.4 19.3 21.8
Tin or bottle No.FM1FM2FM3FM4
Wet soil + tin (g)16.55 19.8 21.25 14.49
Dry soil + tin (g)13.82 15.447 16.433 11.13
Mass of tin (g)9.8 9.3 9.8 6.73
Mass of water (g)2.73 4.353 4.817 3.36
Water content (%)67.9 70.8 72.6 76.4
PLASTIC LIMIT
Test No.
12
Tin or bottle No.FMPL1FMPL2
Wet soil + tin (g)27.228.1
Dry soil + tin (g)20.921.6
Mass of tin (g)6.76.7
Mass of water (g)6.36.5
Water content (%)44.443.6
APPENDIX C
LABORATORY TEST RESULTS OF STANDARD PROCTOR AND MODIFIED PROCTOR TESTSC1Standard Proctor Test
Location: KTDISoil type: siltReference: BS 1377:1990Test No: 1234
Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)4550455045504550
Mass of mould + base + compacted soil, M (g) 6100634064506420
Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g) 1550179019001870
Bulk density of compacted soil, (Mg/m3) 1.5501.7901.9001.870
Water content container No. FCM1FCM2FCM3FCM4
Water content, w (%) 11.7919.0824.2431.20
Dry density of compacted soil, d (Mg/m3) 1.3861.5031.5291.425
Location: Tapah
Soil type: kaolin
Reference: BS 1377:1990
Test No: 1234
Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)4550455045504550
Mass of mould + base + compacted soil, M (g) 6229648565206465
Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g) 1679193519701915
Bulk density of compacted soil, (Mg/m3) 1.6791.9351.9701.915
Water content container No. FCM1FCM2FCM3FCM4
Water content, w (%) 8.815.120.325.44
Dry density of compacted soil, d (Mg/m3) 1.5431.6811.6371.526
Figure 4.4 Dry density moisture content curves for Tapah
C2Modified Proctor Test
Location: KTDI
Soil type: silt
Reference: BS 1377:1990
Test No: 1234
Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)4550455045504550
Mass of mould + base + compacted soil, M (g) 6100634064506420
Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g) 1550179019001870
Bulk density of compacted soil, (Mg/m3) 1.5501.7901.9001.870
Water content container No. FCM1FCM2FCM3FCM4
Water content, w (%) 11.7919.0824.2431.20
Dry density of compacted soil, d (Mg/m3) 1.3861.5031.5291.425
Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3)
1.537
Optimum water content wopt (%)
23.0
Location: Tapah
Soil type: kaolin
Reference: BS 1377:1990
Test No: 1234
Mass of mould + base, Mb (g)4550455045504550
Mass of mould + base + compacted soil, M (g) 6229648565206465
Mass of compacted soil, Mc (g) 1679193519701915
Bulk density of compacted soil, (Mg/m3) 1.6791.9351.9701.915
Water content container No. FCM1FCM2FCM3FCM4
Water content, w (%) 8.815.120.325.44
Dry density of compacted soil, d (Mg/m3) 1.5431.6811.6371.526
Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3)
1.682Optimum water content wopt (%)
16.1
APPENDIX D
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROJECT
Figure D1Laboratory of specific gravity with small pycnometer
Figure D2Cone penetrometer for Atterberg limits test
Figure D3Mechanical compactor device
Figure D4Sample extruded from the extruder machine
Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3) 1.537Optimum water content wopt (%) 23.0
Maximum dry density d(max) (Mg/m3) 1.682Optimum water content wopt (%) 16.1
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