Sand cone test spreadsheet

Calibration of the sand cone

A. Sand density determination
Sand used

_____________________________________

Vol of mold, Vm _____________________________________ cm3

Wt of sand to fill the mold :

Trial 1 = _______________ gm
Trial 2 = _______________ gm
Trial 3 = _______________ gm

Average wt, Wa = _______________ gm

(1) Density of sand, sand = Wa / Vm =________________ gm/cm3
B. Wt of the sand to fill the cone
Wt of filled jug + cone = _________________ gm
Wt of jug + cone after use :
Wt after trial 1 = ___________________ Wt used = _____________ gm
Wt after trial 2 = ___________________ Wt used = _____________ gm
Wt after trial 3 = ___________________ Wt used = _____________ gm
(2) Average wt to fill the cone = _____________gm

Field Data
(3) Wt of jug + cone (before use) = ________________ gm
(4) Wt of jug + cone (after use)

= ________________ gm

(5) Wt. of sand to fill the cone and the hole (3 - 4)

= _______________ gm.

(6) Wt of sand to fill the hole (5 - 2)

= _______________ gm

Volume of the hole, Vhole, (6 / 1)

= _______________ cm3

Wt . of soil extracted from the ground, Wt

Wet density, wet = Wt / V hole

= ________________ gm

= _______________ gm/cm3

Water content determination

Wt. of can + wet soil

= ________________ gm

Wt of can + dry soil

= ________________ gm

Wt of water

= ________________ gm

Wt. of soilds

= ________________ gm

Water content, w

= ________________ gm

Field Dry density

Dry density, dry = wet

/ (1 + w) = _______________ gm/cm3