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ENGINEERING

TEST TITLE : OPEN ANALYSIS ON

GRANITE RESIDUAL SOIL

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1.0 OBJECTIVE
The simple analysis is to determine the grain distribution, atterberg limits and strength of the granite
residual soil.
2.0 LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of this experiment, students are able to:
2.1 Determine the parameters of grain distribution curve of the residual soil
2.2 Determine the Atterberg limits and specific gravity of residual soil and comparing the values
with past researchers
2.3 Carry out the calculation on the strength of remolded granite residual soil samples
3.0 THEORY
3.1 Definitions
(a) General definition a residual soil is a soil-like material derived from the in situ weathering
and decomposition of rock which has not been transported from its original location.
(b) Brand and Philipsons (1985) defines a soil formed by weathering in place, but with the
original rock texture completely destroyed.
(c) Sowers (1985) states as the product of rock weathering that remains in place above the
yet-to-be weathered parent rock.
(d) The Public Works Institute of Malaysia (1996) defines a soil which has been formed in situ
by decomposition of parent material and which has not been transported any significant
distance.
3.2 Features
Their thickness varies from place to place depending upon the factors of formation like climate
and temperature. Residual soils generally show no formational stratification but display
identifiable in situ differentiated horizontal horizons. The composition of residual soils is initially
defined principally by the nature of the parent rocks. Residual soils are derived from various
rock types like granites, gabbros, basalts and limestones.
3.3 Origin
Residual soils originated with the formation of the climatic systems and are part of the
geological cycle, which has been in existence for hundreds of millions years of geological time,
as they formed from geological material over this time.

FACULTY: CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENG.

DEPARTMENT: GEOTECHNICAL AND
TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING

TEST TITLE : OPEN ANALYSIS ON

GRANITE RESIDUAL SOIL

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4.0 SAMPLE COLLECTION

Disturbed samples will be obtained from the area of Bukit Perdana, Batu Pahat, Figure 1

Figure 1 Residual soil sampling location, Aizat, Siti Farah and Amir Khan, (2004).
5.0 REQUIREMENT
Given a disturbed sample of granite residual soil obtained from Bukit Perdana in Batu Pahat.
Students are required to obtain the following :
(a) parameters for grain distribution curve
(b) Atterberg limits and specific gravity of soil samples and comparing the values with past
researchers
(c) strength parameters of remolded granite residual soil samples
6.0 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
1. Describe with an aid of appropriate sketch the weathering of granitic rock by Little (1969).
2. Laterite and granite residual are forms of tropical residual soils, describe each in term of their
formation.
3. The disturbed soil sample obtained at 0.3 0.5m depth only. Suggest the probable grain size
curve obtained for both soil samples (residual soil and laterite) at greater depth.
4. Discuss the value of Liquid limit between residual, laterite and the normal value obtained by past
researcher for granite residual in Malaysia with the value obtained by the group.
(LL=79%; Ting,1982), (LL=69%; Taha,1999), (LL=60%; Yee,1975)
5. Compare your values of PL and PI between laterite and granite residual.
6. Discuss your values of PI with the ones obtained by past researchers and give opinion of such
a difference. (PI=44%; Ting,1982), (PI=33%; Taha,1999), (PI=19%; Yee,1975)
7. Compare the strength parameters (c) and () of the granite residual and laterite soil obtain by
the group with the values by past researchers: Komoo,1985 (c)=2-8kN/m2, ()=40-50 and Ting,
1972 (c)=4-7kN/m2, ()=23-28
8. Describe factors that might influence the strength of residual soils in term of inter-particle
bonding, relict structures and discontinuities.