Objective:

The object of this test is to determine the

max.dry weight of compaction for soil, which
can be used as specification of field density.

Remark:

*)This method covers the determination of the

relationship between the moisture content and

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density of soils compacted in a mould of a

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a height of 30 cm.
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**)We use compaction test to improve strenght

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for soil which use in highways , airports , ……

etc.
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Equipment’s:
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1. Compaction mold
2. Sieve #4
3. Balance sensitive up to 0.01 Ib
4. Balance sensitive up to 0.1g
5. Standard proctor hammer ( 5.5 Ib = 24.5
N)
6. Large flat pan
7. Jack
8. Moisture cans
9. Drying oven
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 10. steel straight edge
11. plastic squeeze bottle with water

procedure :

Take a representative oven-dried sample,

approximately 5 kg in the given pan.
Thoroughly mix the sample with sufficient
water to dampen it to approximately four to six

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percentage points below optimum moisture

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content.

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Weigh the proctor mould without base plate
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and collar. Fix the collar and base plate. Place
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the soil in the Proctor mould and compact it in

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3 layers giving 25 blows per layer with the 2.5

kg rammer falling through.
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Remove the collar, trim the compacted soil

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even with the top of the mould by means of the

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straight edge and weigh.

Divide the weight of the compacted specimen

by 944 cc and record the result as the wet
weight wet in grams per cubic centimeter of the
compacted soil.

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 Remove the sample from the mould and slice
vertically through and obtain a small sample
for moisture determination.

Thoroughly break up the remainder of the

material until it will pass a no.4 sieve as judged
by the eye. Add water in sufficient amounts to
increase the moisture content of the soil

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sample by one or two percentage points and

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repeat the above procedure for each increment

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of water added. Continue this series of
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determination until there is either a decrease
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or no change in the wet unit weight of the

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compacted soil.

Results, and Samples of Calculations:

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Test Wt.of the Wt. of Wt. of Wt. of Wt. of

moist soil the the cans cans
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+ mold mold Cans + +

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(W2) (W1) (w1) moist Wt of

(g) soil the dry
(g) (g) (w2) soil (w3)
(g) (g)

1
2

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 3

Final Result:

test 1 2 3
(w) %
Moist Unit
Wt
g /cm3

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Dry U.wt

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g /cm3

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$) Plot the dry density against moisture content
and find out the maximum dry density and
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optimum moisture for the soil.

@/ Maximum dry density = g / cm3

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@/ Optimum water content = %

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1/30 ft3 ---------- 944 g/ cm3

 Sample Calculations for the 1st

test

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 Water content = Ww/Ws = (w2-w3/w3-
w1)*100%

moist unit weight = weight of moist soil /

volume
= (W2-W1)

dry unit weight = moist unit weight / ( 1+ w)

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=

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for zero air void line :
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dry unit weight = Gs γw / ( 1+ wGs )

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Assume:
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γw = 10 Kn / m3
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Gs = 2.68
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 w= % ----------- 17.673 g/ cm3

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 w= %------------- 16.050
g/cm3
 w= % ----------- 15.563 g/
cm3

Discussion and Conclusion:

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 1.The max dry unit weight of
compaction silicon be used specification
of field density .

2. In most of the specification for earth

work, it is required to achieve a
compacted field dry unit weight of 90 –
95 % of the max dry unit weight
obtained in the laboratory.

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3. Compaction test is an important test

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to improve the strength of construction

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of airports and other structure.

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4. There are many types of rolls used. In
rubber wheeled, smooth rolls, variation
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rolls, all of varying weight.

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5.Selection off the type of roller

depends on the type of soil.
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6.The soil is normally compacted in

layers of 200– 300 mm and a constant
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check made to ensure compaction is

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satisfactory.

There are many errors:

1. All soil lumps should be broken

2. Soil layers should be compacted
uniformly
3. Personal errors in weighting
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 Appendix :

- Volume of mode = 994 ( cm3 ) .

- Weight of mode = 3148.7 (g ) .

Graph 1

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1.6 2 1.62

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1.6 0 1.6

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dry U.wt . 1.58
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dry U

/cm^
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(g
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1.5 4 1.54
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30 25 20 15 10 5 0
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W%

Graph 2
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z av U.wt . 16.5
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/cm^

16
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g

15.5

15
30 25 20 15 10 5 0

W%

References:
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 1.Soil mechanics book .
2.manual of Soil mechanics lab.
3.eng. Maysa'a khasawneh .

Jordan university for science and technology .

Department of civil engineering .

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Soil mechanics lab .

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Name : Anas y. Shoman .

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I.d # : 20050023057 .
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exp. # : (5) .
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compaction test .
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Submitted to : Eng. Maysa'a khasawneh .

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