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TEST SUMMARY
Sieve Analysis
Sieve Size 50 37.5 18.75 4.75 0.425 0.075
Test 1 100 100 63 35 12 2
Test 2 100 100 67 36 14 3
Average 100 100 65 35 13 3
Lower Limit 100 80 60 30 8 2
Upper Limit 100 100 80 60 25 5
Max 17%
Specification
Sieve Analysis Results Obtained Base
Passing 0.075 3 Max 17%
Percentage passing 0.425mm 13
Fraction passing 0.075/0.425 0.20 Max 0.66
Atterberg Limits
Liquid Limit (%) - Max 25
Plastic Limit (%) -
Plasticity Index (%) NON-PLASTIC Max 4
Remarks:
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 19/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Sample Description: Base Layer Along
Mass air - dry sample ( g ) 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000
Mass Water added (g ) 100 125 150 200 250
Percent water added ( % ) 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0
Estimated air - dry MC. ( % ) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Est. compaction MC. (%) 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0
Mould Number. 1 1 1 1 1
Volume of Mould 2177 2177 2177 2177 2177
Mass of Mould (g) 4447 4447 4447 4447 4447
Mass Mould + Wet Soil. (g) 9180 9268 9420 9244 9166
Mass Wet Soil. (g) 4733 4821 4973 4797 4719
Wet Density. Kg/cu. M. 2.174 2.215 2.284 2.203 2.168
APPROX. Dry Density 2.131 2.161 2.218 2.119 2.064
Moisture Content Determination
Oven - Pan Number. 1 2 3 4 5
Mass Oven - Pan. (g) 215.0 216.0 217.0 218.0 219.0
Mass Oven - Pan + Wet Soil. (g) 984.6 1111.7 1184.9 984.9 895.4
Mass Oven - Pan + Dry Soil. (g) 968.0 1089.0 1154.0 954.0 862.0
Mass of water. (g) 16.6 22.7 30.9 30.9 33.4
Mass Dry Soil (g). 753.0 873.0 937.0 736.0 643.0
Moisture Content (%) 2.2 2.6 3.3 4.2 5.2
Back Calc. Air dry M.C. (%) 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Dry Density 2.127 2.158 2.211 2.115 2.061
2.180
2.160
2.140
2.120
2.100
2.080
2.060
2.040
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )
2.200
2.180
DRY DENSITY ( kg/m3 )
2.160
2.140
2.120
2.100
2.080
2.060
2.040
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
MOISTURE CONTENT ( % )
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 19/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Material Description: Base Layer Along
Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 4877 Dry Weight (g): 4867
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 4819
Pan 53.9
2.1
Wash Loss 48.3
Total 4867.3
90
80
70
60
Passing (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 19/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Material Description: Base Layer Along
Oven Dry Mass Before Washing (g): 4419 Dry Weight (g): 4410
Oven Dry Mass After Washing (g): 4365
Pan 95.9
3.2
Wash Loss 45.2
Total 4410.2
90
80
70
60
Passing (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00 100.00
Sieve (mm)
DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 19-Oct-17
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Material Description: Base Layer Along
41
40.5
40
39.5
Moisture content %
39
38.5
38
37.5
37
36.5
36
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
No. of blows
No.200 0.075 mm — —
Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1-
— —
LD/L0) (%)
Liquid Limit -
Group Index
Soil Classification
DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 19-Oct-17
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Material Description: Base Layer Along
41
40.5
40
39.5
Moisture content %
39
38.5
38
37.5
37
36.5
36
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
No. of blows
No.200 0.075 mm — —
Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1-
— —
LD/L0) (%)
Liquid Limit -
Group Index
Soil Classification
DETERMINING THE LIQUID LIMIT & PLASTICITY INDEX &LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF SOILS
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 19-Oct-17
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Material Description: Base Layer Along
41
40.5
40
39.5
Moisture content %
39
38.5
38
37.5
37
36.5
36
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
No. of blows
No.200 0.075 mm — —
Linera Shrinkage,LS=100(1-
— —
LD/L0) (%)
Liquid Limit -
Group Index
Soil Classification
CBR COMPACTION
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control
Date: 19/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Sample Description: Base Layer Along
C.B.R.
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 23/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Sample Description: Base Layer Along
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 0 0
0.50 9 14 22 0.50 9 14 2
1.00 20 28 27 1.00 20 28 2
1.50 28 36 47
2.00 39 47 68
2.50 13.34 46 46 75.2 59 59 96.5 80 80 130.9
3.00 54 69 92
3.50 67 79 105
4.00 77 86 119
4.50 85 96 132
5.00 19.96 91 91 99.5 109 109 119.2 144 144 157.4
5.50 97 117 159
6.00 102 128 172
6.50 111 142 186
200
190 56 blows
180
170 25 blows
160
150
140
130
120
CBR ( % )
110
100 10 blows
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00
PLUNGER PENETRATION ( mm )
Contractor's Materials Engineer Engineers Assistant Materials Engineer
FISH TOWN - HARPER ROAD PROJECT PHASE 1
Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) and
Maintenance of Karloken to Fish Town (80km)
CBR DATA
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 23/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Sample Description: Base Layer Along
MASS OF MOULD + WET SOIL (g) 9344 9207 9018 8915 8894 8752
MASS OF WET SOIL (g) 5006 4869 4701 4598 4613 4471
SWELL
INITIAL READING, ( mm ) 0 0 0
FINAL READING AFTER 4 DAY SOAK, (
mm ) 0 0 0
SWELL : mm / % 0 0 0
CBR
160.0
140.0
120.0
100.0
CBR ( % )
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 101 103
RELATIVE COMPACTION ( % )
MDD @
CBR @ 98% M.D.D = 142 2.166 100 94 93
CBR @ 95% M.D.D = 124 2.100 157.4 119.2 99.5
CBR @ 93% M.D.D = 104 2.055
Sample Source: Crushed Stone Base, CREC Yard, Bpit Quality Control Date: 23/10/2017
Sample Designation: Km 2+040 - 2+120 RHS
Sample Description: Base Layer Along
Test 1 Test 2
Porcelaine no 1 2
Mass of container (g) 584 584
Mass of container plus oven dry sample (g) 1729 1223
Mass of container plus muffled furnace sample (g) 1729 1223
organic content (%) 0.0 0.0
Average Organic Content (%) 0.0