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Foundation Engineering
Practical Portion
Experiment No. 1
Classification of Soil according
to USC and AASHTO
Classification System.
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Designation
AASHTO M 145-91(2000)
ASTM D 2487-00
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Scope
Tests Required for the Classification Sieve Analysis Atterberg Limit test
1. Liquid Limit Test2. Plastic Limit Test
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Sieve Analysis
Column -1 Column -2
Standard Designation(mm)
Alternate Designation(in)
(75) 3 in.
(37.5) 1 ½ in.
(19) ¾ in.
(9.5) 3/8 in.
(4.75) No. 4
(2.00) No. 10
(0.840) No. 20
(0.420) No. 40
(0.250) No. 60
(0.15) No. 100
(0.075) No. 200
The sieves normally required are as follows
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Procedure Take a sample about 500-g. of soil, when soil contain larger particles
(gravels), bigger soil sample will be required. Carefully check all the sieves and remove any particles sticking to the sieve
mesh. Sieves are arranged in the descending order of their sizes with a pan at
bottom. The sieving operation shall be conducted by lateral and vertical motion of the
sieves so as to keep the sample moving continuously over the sieve surface. The soil particles shall not be turned or manipulated through the sieves by
hand. Sieving shall be continued until not more than 1-percent by mass of the
residue passes any sieve during 60-seconds. Remove the sieves from the sieve shaker and carefully weigh the soil retained
on each sieve. Remove the particles sticking to the sieve mesh and should be included to the
weight retained. Tabulate the data and calculate the percentage passing as shown in the
following table.
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Sieve Size (mm) Weight retained (gm)
Weight passed(gm)
(75)
(37.5)
(19)
(9.5)
(4.75)
(2.00)
(0.840)
(0.420)
(0.250)
(0.15)
(0.075)
pan
Percentage passing
)100
( weightTotalpassedWeight
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Liquid Limit Test
APPARATUS:1. Knife, 2. Grooving tool, 3. Balance, 4. Liquid limit apparatus, 5. Drying oven, 6. Containers for moisture content determination
Cassagrande Apparatus Grooving tools
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Steps:
1. Sample as taken from the field 2. Sample after passing sieve No. 40 (About 100-g sample passing #40 Sieve)
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12.7mm
3.. Making the paste 4. Paste in the Cassagrande cup
5. Groove in the paste 6. Groove closed for a length of 12.7-mm.Foundation Engineering 10ENGR. FAIZAN TAHIR
Test dataTest repetitions
1 2 3 4 5
Row -1Weight of can
(gm)
Row -2Weight of wetsoil + can (gm)
Row -3Weight of drysoil + can (gm)
Row -4Weight of dry
soil (gm)(Row.3 – Row.1)
Row -5Weight of
moisture (gm)(Row.2 – Row.3)
Row -6Moisture
content, m%(Row.5 / Row.4 x 100)
Row -7No. of blows N
Calculations:
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Graph:
Liquid Limit
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
53
1 10 100
No. of Blows
Moi
stur
e C
onte
nt %
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Plastic Limit TestSteps:1. Take abut 20-g of sample passing # 40 sieve, make a paste
2. Take 8-g of sample and deform it into ellipsoidal shaped mass.
3. Now roll the mass into a thread of uniform diameter throughout its length
Ellipsoidal shape sample Thread rolling
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4. When the diameter of the thread becomes less than 3-mm. break the thread, and repeat last step again.
5. Continue performing step-3 until thread crumbles without reaching the Diameter of 3-mm.
6. Plasticity Index = Liquid Limit – Plastic Limit
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Calculations:
Column-1 Column-2 Column-3 Column-4 Column-5 Column-6
Weight of can (gm)
Weight of wet soil thread + can (gm)
Weight of dry soil thread + can (gm)
Weight of dry soil (col.3 – col.1)
(gm)
Weight of moisture (col.2 –
col.3) (gm)
Moisture content, m% (col.5/col.4)
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AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION TABLETable
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UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFICATION TABLETable
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