SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY LAB.

EXERCISE NO: TITLE: WATER CONTENT DATE PERFORMED: July DATE SUBMITTED: July DATA SHEET: 4 DETERMINATION 3, 2011 3, 2011 C1

NAME: Dimabuyu, Patrick C. CLASS CODE: 4175 GROUP NO. : 3 RATING: ______________________

Determination No. 1 2 (a) Weight of can + Wet soil, gms. (b) Weight of can + Dry soil, gms. Weight of can, gms. 330 330 1,740 2,280 1,760 2,290 4,350 2,610 4,380 2,620

(d) Weight of Water, gms. (e) Weight of dry soil, gms. (f) Water content, , %. COMPUTATION

76.32% 76.86%

Ww = (4,350-330)-(2,610-330) = 1,740 Ww = (4,380-330)-(2,620-330) = 1,760 Ws = 2,610-330 = 2,280 Ws = 2,620-330 = 2,290 = (d) x 100% (e)

1 = (1,740)

x 100% (2,280)

= 76.32%

2 = (1,760) (2,290)

x 100%

= 76.86%

SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

LABORATORY EXERCISES

Submitted by: Dimabuyu, Patrick C. C-401 Submitted to: Engr. Faustino Castaeda

Tuesday, 9:00-12:00pm LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 4 WATER CONTENT DETERMINATION OBJECT: To determine the water content of a given soil sample which is an import ant measure in the compaction of soil.

APPARATUS: Tin cans Balance Oven Dessicator PROCEDURE: Weigh the tin can without the sample. Record. Get a representative sample of the soil and place it in the tin can. Sample from

the trimmings of LEN 3 maybe used in this exercise. Weigh the container with sample. Record. Dry the sample to constant weight in the oven and cool at a constant temperature 105 C-100 C. Remove the can and sample from the oven and cool at room temperature. If the sam ple is to be weighed within one hour, cool it at room temperature. If sample is not to be weighed at once, it should be placed in a Dessicator for cooling. Weigh tin can with sample. Solve the water content by: = WW Ws Observation: X 100%

From the experiment we have done, the first thing we did was weighing th e tin can without the clay and records it. Then we put the soil on a mixer then we pulverized the soil. When the soil is pulverized we put it on the pan and the n we bake it. When the soil was put out of the oven it become dry and it is comp acted. The clay become firm and darkens a bit in color. We then weight the clay and then record it. After recording the data fill solve for the weight of the wa ter. When we already know the weight of the water we also get the weight of soil . When we know the weight of water and clay we solve for the water content. In t his experiment we were able to find the component of the clay and water content of clay. Conclusion: I therefore conclude to determine the water content of a given soil samp le is to run this kind of experiment. We could know the water content of the soi l by subtracting the weight if wet soil minus the weight of the soil sample. Whe n the soil is compacted the water was dried and the result of that is the dry we ight of the soil sample. Knowing the compaction of the soil is very important so we could know how firm the soil is. The water content is equal to weight of wat er divided by the weight of the soil sample then multiplies the quotient by one hundred percent. We could get the weight of the wet water by directly weighing i t to the balance. I could say that the dry soil is the compacted soil which has no water content on it and it is very firm. If sample is not to be weighed at on ce we should put it first to a dessicrator to preserve it.