CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST

(AASHTO T193)

PROJECT
DATE SAMPLED
SAMPLED BY

CUSTOMER
SAMPLE NO.
TESTED BY

August 11, 2013

Test Pit-5 / SS3

A. MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION

Mold No. 1 (10 BLOWS)
Before

After

Compaction Compaction

a) Can no.
b) Mass of wet soil + can (g)
c) Mass of dry soil + can (g)
d) Mass of can (g)
e) Mass of water (g)
f) Mass of dry soil (g)
g) Moisture content (%)
Average

Mold No. 2 (30 BLOWS)

After Soaking
Top

Before

After

Bottom Compaction Compaction

Mold No. 3 (65 BLOWS)

After Soaking
Top

Before

After

After Soaking

Bottom Compaction Compaction

Top

Bottom

159.20

138.41

133.88

119.92

139.77

129.29

161.13

126.22

115.92

110.04

131.59

155.53

144.70

126.55

117.91

105.68

127.58

118.00

141.30

111.37

106.65

101.24

116.30

136.99

20.25

23.68

19.47

20.54

18.84

19.36

17.97

20.47

21.50

20.77

21.64

20.19

14.50

11.86

15.97

14.24

12.19

11.29

19.83

14.85

9.27

8.80

15.29

18.54

124.45

102.87

98.44

85.14

108.74

98.64

123.33

90.90

85.15

80.47

94.66

116.80

11.53

16.22

16.73

11.21

11.45

16.08

16.34

10.89

10.94

16.15

15.87

11.65
11.59

16.48

11.33

16.21

10.92

16.01

B. UNIT WEIGHT DETERMINATION

a) Mass of mold + compacted soil specimen (g)
b) Mass of mold (g)
c) Mass of compacted soil specimen (g)

Mold No. 1 (10 BLOWS)

10285.0
6245.0
4040.0

Mold No. 2 (30 BLOWS)

10335.0
6207.0
4128.0

Mold No. 3 (65 BLOWS)

10412.0
6180.0
4232.0

15.30
183.85
11.6
2133

15.30
183.85
11.6
2133

15.30
183.85
11.6
2133

1.894

1.936

1.984

11.59

11.33

10.92

1.698

1.739

1.789

Mold No. 1 (10 BLOWS)

Mold No. 2 (30 BLOWS)

Mold No. 3 (65 BLOWS)

9-1-13/10:00 Am

9-1-13/10:00 Am

9-1-13/10:00 Am

96.0
0.320
116

96.0
0.290
116

96.0
0.260
116

0.276

0.250

0.224

(c) = (a) - (b)

d) Diameter of mold (cm)

e) Area of specimen (cm2)
f) Height of soil specimen (cm)
g) Volume of soil specimen (cm3)
(g) = (e) x (f)

h) Wet unit weight (g/cm3)

(h) = (c)/(g)

i) Moisture content (%) (From Part A)

j) Dry unit weight (g/cm3)
(j) =

(h)

x 100

(i) + 100

C. SWELL DATA
a) Surcharge weight (kg)
b) Time and date
c) Elapsed time (hr)
d) Dial reading (mm)
e) Initial height of soil specimen (mm)
(From (f) of Part B)

f) Swell (%)
(f) =

(d) x 100
(e)