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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