FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1

Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and

Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

TEST SUMMARY
Sample source: K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit Date: 2017/8/26

Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase

Intended Use: Base Subbase Fill

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Sieve Analysis
Sieve Size 37.5 20 10 5 2 0.425 0.075
Test 1 100 100 81 56 40 25 10
Test 2 100 100 83 57 37 24 10
Average 100 100 82 56 39 24 10

Specification
Sieve Analysis Results Obtained Subbase Fill
Passing 0.075 10 Max 20 Max 30
Percentage passing 0.425mm 24 Max 30
Fraction passing 0.075/0.425 0.42 Max 0.66

Atterberg Limits
Liquid Limit (%) 26.4 Max 30 Max 50
Plastic Limit (%) 19.0
Plasticity Index (%) 7.4 Max 15

Califonia Bearing Ratio

@ 98% of MDD 66.0
@ 95% of MDD 47.0 Min 40 Min 8
@ 93% of MDD 33.0
Organic Content 0.7 Max 2%
Natural Moisture Content (%)/OMC n/a
Specific Gravity n/a

Moisture Density Relationship

Maximum Dry Density (kg/m3) 2.02
Optimum Moisture Content (%) 10

Remarks:

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 FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1
Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)
MOISTURE DENSITY RELATIONSHIP
Sample source: K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit Date: 2017/8/22
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase
Mass air - dry sample ( g ) 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000
Mass Water added (g ) 250 300 350 400 450
Percent water added ( % ) 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
Estimated air - dry MC. ( % ) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Est. compaction MC. (%) 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
Mould Number. 1 1 1 1 1
Volume of Mould 2177 2177 2177 2177 2177
Mass of Mould (g) 4420 4420 4420 4420 4420
Mass Mould + Wet Soil. (g) 8906 9074 9255 9142 8996
Mass Wet Soil. (g) 4486 4654 4835 4722 4576
Wet Density. Kg/cu. M. 2.061 2.138 2.221 2.169 2.102
APPROX. Dry Density 1.963 2.017 2.075 2.008 1.928
Moisture Content Determination
Oven - Pan Number. 1 2 3 4 5
Mass Oven - Pan. (g) 121.0 132.0 148.0 134.0 135.0
Mass Oven - Pan + Wet Soil. (g) 500.3 655.7 607.9 568.8 702.8
Mass Oven - Pan + Dry Soil. (g) 471.5 611.6 565.3 524.3 640.6
Mass of water. (g) 28.7 44.1 42.6 44.5 62.2
Mass Dry Soil (g). 350.5 479.6 417.3 390.3 505.6
Moisture Content (%) 8.2 9.2 10.2 11.4 12.3
Back Calc. Air dry M.C. (%) 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3
Dry Density 1.904 1.958 2.015 1.947 1.872

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ESTIMATED DRY DENSITY/ ESTIMATED MOISTURE CONTENT

Est. Dry Density 1.963 2.017 2.075 2.008 1.928

Est. Moisture Content 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

GRAPH OF ESTIMATED DRY DENSITY/ ESTIMATED MOISTURE CONTENT

2.100

2.080
APPROX. DRY DENSITY ( kg/m3)

2.060

2.040

2.020

2.000

1.980

1.960

1.940

1.920
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )

DRY DENSITY/ MOISTURE CONTENT

Dry Density 1.904 1.958 2.015 1.947 1.872

Moisture Content 8.2 9.2 10.2 11.4 12.3
M.D.D 2.02
O.M.C 10.0
GRAPH OF DRY DENSITY/ MOISTURE CONTENT
2.040

2.020

2.000
DRY DENSITY ( kg/m3 )

1.980

1.960

1.940

1.920

1.900

1.880

1.860
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )

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 FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1 Paving of
Harper - Karloken (50km) and Maintenance of
Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

SIEVE ANALYSIS (1377-2) WASHED GRADING

Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 22/08/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase
Material Description: Base Layer Along

Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 3514 Dry Weight (g): 3403
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 3109

Percentage Percnentage Specification

Sieve Size (mm) Mass Retained (g) Passing
Retained (%) Passing (%)
Upper Lower
37.50 0.0 0.0 100.0 100

19.00 0.0 0.0 100.0 100

9.50 639.8 18.8 81.2 81

4.75 847.4 24.9 56.3 56

2.36 568.3 16.7 39.6 40

0.425 507.1 14.9 24.7 25

0.075 490.0 14.4 10.3 10

Pan 56.5
10.3
Wash Loss 294.1

Total 3403.1

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS

100

90

80

70

60
Passing (%)

50

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)

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 FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1 Paving of
Harper - Karloken (50km) and Maintenance of
Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

SIEVE ANALYSIS (1377-2) WASHED GRADING

Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 22/08/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase
Material Description: Base Layer Along

Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 3118 Dry Weight (g): 3020
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 2877

Percentage Percnentage Specification

Sieve Size (mm) Mass Retained (g) Passing
Retained (%) Passing (%)
Upper Lower
37.50 0.0 0.0 100.0 100

19.00 0.0 0.0 100.0 100

9.50 501.2 16.6 83.4 83

4.75 812.3 26.9 56.5 57

2.36 576.7 19.1 37.4 37

0.0425 410.7 13.6 23.8 24

0.075 407.6 13.5 10.3 10

Pan 168.5
10.3
Wash Loss 142.6

Total 3019.6

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS

100

90

80

70

60
Passing (%)

50

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)

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 FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1
Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and Maintenance of Karloken to
Fish Town (80km)

Sample source: K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit Date 2017/8/22

Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase

DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
LIQUID LIMIT PLASTIC LIMIT
Container number 41 25 18 75 9 15

Number of blows 43 36 22 14

Wt.of Container weight (g) 31.2 35.6 33.0 31.8 32.0 33.9
Wt.of Container +Wet soil (g) 117.5 100.8 107.8 119.1 104.5 112.6
Wt.of Container +Dry soil (g) 101.9 87.8 91.8 99.9 92.8 100.2
Wt.of water (g) 15.6 13.0 16.0 19.1 11.7 12.4
Wt.of Dry soil (g) 70.7 52.2 58.8 68.1 60.8 66.3
Moisture content (%) 22.1 25.0 27.3 28.1 19.3 18.7
Average ( %) 19.0

31

29

27
Moisture content %

25

23

21

19

17

15
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
No. of blows

SIEVE ANALYSIS LINEAR SHRINKAGE

Sieve size Wt/Rt %Pass Mould number

No.10 2.00 mm Initial length L0(mm)

No.40 0.425 mm Oven-dried length LD(mm)

No.200 0.075 mm
Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1-

LD/L0) (%)
Liquid Limit 26.4

Plastic Limit 19.0 Average %

Plasticity Index 7.4

Group Index
Soil Classification

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Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

C.B.R.

K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit 56 BLOWS 25 BL0WS 10 BLOWS

Mass air - dry sample ( g ) 5000 5000 5000

Mass Water added (g ) 500 500 500
Percent water added ( % ) 10.0 10.0 10.0
Estimated air - dry MC. ( % ) 0 0 0
Est. compaction MC. (%) 10.0 10.0 10.0
Mould Number. 3 2 1
Volume of Mould 2177 2177 2177
Mass of Mould (g) 4290 4280 4342
Mass Mould + Wet Soil. (g) 9000 8705 8500
Mass Wet Soil. (g) 4710 4425 4158
Wet Density. Kg/cu. M. 2.164 2.033 1.910
APPROX. Dry Density 1.967 1.848 1.736
Moisture Content Determination
Oven - Pan Number. 3 2 1
Mass Oven - Pan. (g) 121.0 132.0 148.0
Mass Oven - Pan + Wet Soil. (g) 643.2 561.3 675.7
Mass Oven - Pan + Dry Soil. (g) 594.0 521.2 626.4
Mass of water. (g) 49.2 40.1 49.3
Mass Dry Soil (g). 473.0 389.2 478.4
Moisture Content (%) 10.4 10.3 10.3
Back Calc. Air dry M.C. (%) 0.4 0.3 0.3
Dry Density 1.960 1.843 1.732

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Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and Maintenance of
Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

CBR LOAD RING NUMBER LOAD RING FACTOR:(KN/DIV ) = 0.1201

STANDARD LOAD: 0.1 mm = 13.24 13.34 STANDARD LOAD: 0.2mm = 19.96
MOULD NO.
NO. OF BLOWS 10 25 56

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO

CORRECTED FORCE KN

CORRECTED FORCE KN

CORRECTED FORCE KN
STANDARD FORCE KN

FORCE READING KN

FORCE READING KN

FORCE READING KN
PENETRATION(mm)

0.00 0 0 0 0.00
0.50 4 8 22 0.50 3
1.00 7 12 38 1.00 7
1.50 10 16 49
2.00 13 20 58
2.50 13.34 15 15.3 13.8 26 25.5 23.0 68 68.34 61.5
3.00 16 29 75
3.50 17 32 82
4.00 18 34 88
4.50 19 36 93
5.00 19.96 20 20.4 12.3 38 37.74 22.7 98 97.92 58.9
5.50 21 40 102
6.00 22 42 107
6.50 23 44 112

120
56 blows

100

80
CBR ( % )

60

40 25 blows

10 blows
20

0
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00

PLUNGER PENETRATION ( mm )
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Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

CBR DATA FORM DATE : 2017/8/26

OPERATOR :
SAMPLE NUMBER :
MODIFIED COMPACTION. MDD : = 2.02 OMC : = 10
MOULD NUMBER M27 M28 M5
NO. OF LAYERS 5 5 5
NO OF BLOWS PER LAYER 56 25 10
CONDITION COMPACTED SOAKED COMPACTED SOAKED COMPACTED SOAKED

MASS OF MOULD (g) 4290 4290 4280 4280 4342 4342

MASS OF MOULD + WET SOIL (g) 9000 9035 8705 8751 8500 8569

MASS OF WET SOIL (g) 4710 4745 4425 4471 4158 4227

COMPACTION MOISTURE CONTENT (%) 10 10 10

MASS DRY SOIL (g) 4282 4023 3780

MC AFTER SOAKING (g) 10.8 11.1 11.8

SWELL

INITIAL READING, ( mm ) 217 324 18

FINAL READING AFTER 4 DAY SOAK, ( mm ) 222 329 25

SWELL : mm / % 4.2 4.2 5.8

CBR

COMPACTED DRY DENSITY 1.960 1.843 1.732

RELATIVE COMPATION, %MDD. 97 91 86

CBR @ 0.1 PENETRATION. 61.5 23.0 13.8

CBR @ 0.2 PENETRATION. 58.9 22.7 12.3

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Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

GRAPH OF CBR AGAINST RELATIVE DENSITY

70.0

60.0

50.0

40.0
CBR ( % )

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

RELATIVE COMPACTION ( % )

CBR @ 98% M.D.D = 66 97.016 91.228 85.723

CBR @ 95% M.D.D = 47 61.5 23.0 13.8
CBR @ 93% M.D.D = 33

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 FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1
Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)

ORGANIC CONTENT DETERMINATION

Sample source: K1+960R(16KM) Borrow pit Date: 2017/8/22
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+080 Subbase

Test 1 Test 2
Porcelaine no 1 2
Mass of container (g) 584 584
Mass of container plus oven dry sample (g) 866 863
Mass of container plus muffled furnace sample (g) 864 861
organic content (%) 0.7 0.7
Average Organic Content (%) 0.7

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