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1. The document provides information and questions regarding soil compaction from laboratory and field tests. It includes maximum and minimum dry unit weights, relative densities, dry unit weights, moist unit weights, moisture contents, and grain size distributions to calculate values like relative compaction, dry unit weight in the field, suitability number, and degree of saturation. 2. Fifteen multi-part problems are presented involving calculations related to soil compaction parameters determined from standard Proctor tests and field density tests using a sand cone. 3. Values that must be calculated from the data provided include relative compaction, dry unit weight, moist unit weight, degree of saturation, number of truckloads, and suitability number for a backfill

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Geotech - Plate 7

1. The document provides information and questions regarding soil compaction from laboratory and field tests. It includes maximum and minimum dry unit weights, relative densities, dry unit weights, moist unit weights, moisture contents, and grain size distributions to calculate values like relative compaction, dry unit weight in the field, suitability number, and degree of saturation. 2. Fifteen multi-part problems are presented involving calculations related to soil compaction parameters determined from standard Proctor tests and field density tests using a sand cone. 3. Values that must be calculated from the data provided include relative compaction, dry unit weight, moist unit weight, degree of saturation, number of truckloads, and suitability number for a backfill

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Plate No.

7 Soil Compaction

1. The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of sand were determined in the
laboratory to be 104 lb/ft3 and 93 lb/ft3, respectively. What would be the
relative compaction in the field if the relative density is 78%?

2. The maximum and minimum dry densities of sand were determined in the
laboratory to be 1682 kg/m3 and 1510 kg/m3, respectively. In the field, if
the relative density of compaction of the same sand is 70%, what are its
relative compaction (%) and dry density (kg/m3)?

3. Following are the results of a field unit weight determination test on a


soil with the sand cone method:

Calibrated dry density of Ottawa sand = 1667 kg/m3


Calibrated mass of Ottawa sand to fill the cone = 0.117 kg
Mass of jar + cone + sand (before use) = 5.99 kg
Mass of jar + cone + sand (after use) = 2.81 kg
Mass of moist soil from hole = 3.331 kg
Moisture content of moist soil = 11.6%

Determine the dry unit weight of compaction in the field.

4. The backfill material for a vibroflotation project has the following


grain sizes:

D10 = 0.11 mm
D20 = 0.19 mm
D50 = 1.3 mm

Determine the suitability number, SN. What would be its rating as a


backfill material?

5. The following data were obtained from a field density test on a


compacted fill of sandy clay. Laboratory moisture density tests on the fill
material indicated a maximum dry density of 1.92 Mg/m3 at an optimum water
content of 11%. What was the percent compaction of the fill? Was the fill
water content above or below optimum?

Mass of the moist soil removed from the test hole = 1038 g
Mass of the soil after oven drying = 914 g
Volume of the test hole = 478.55 cm3

6. A Standard Proctor compaction test performed on a sample of crushed


limestone (Gs = 2.70) obtained a maximum dry unit weight of 90 pcf at OMC.
A field compacted sample showed a moisture of 28% and a unit weight of
103.7 pcf. (a) Find the relative compaction (RC). (b) Find the degree of
saturation S of the field soil sample.

7. An embankment for a highway 30 m wide and 1.5 m thick is to be


constructed from a sandy soil, trucked in from a borrow pit. The water
content of the sandy soil in the borrow pit is 15% and its voids ratio is
0.69. Specifications require the embankment to be compacted to a dry unit
weight of 18 kN/m3. Determine, for 1 km length of embankment, the
following:
a) The dry unit weight of sandy soil from the borrow pit required to
construct the embankment, assuming that GS = 2.70;
b) The number of 10 m3 truckloads of sandy soil required to construct the
embankment;
c) The weight of water per truck load of sandy soil; and
d) The degree of saturation of the in-situ sandy soil.

8. A Standard Proctor test yields the values listed below for a soil with
Gs = 2.71. Find:
(a) The plot of the dry unit weight versus the water content;
(b) The maximum dry unit weight;
(c) The optimum moisture content;
(d) The dry unit weight at 90% of Standard Proctor;
(e) The moisture range for the 90% value;
(f) The volume of water (in gallons) that must be added to obtain 1
cubic yard of soil at the maximum density, if the soil was originally at
10% water content.

w(%) 10 13 16 18 20 22 25
 (pcf) 98 106 119 125 129 128 123
d 89 94 102.6 105.9 107.5 104.9 98.4
(pcf)

9. The results of a Standard Compaction test are shown in the table below:

w(%) 6.2 8.1 9.8 11.5 12.3 13.2


 16.9 18.7 19.5 20.5 20.4 20.1
(kN/m3)
d 15.9 17.3 17.8 18.4 18.2 17.8
(kN/m3)

a) Determine the maximum dry unit weight and the OMC.


b) What is the dry unit weight and moisture range at 95% RC (Relative
Compaction)?
c) Determine the degree of saturation at the maximum dry density if Gs =
2.70.

10. The relative compaction (RC) of a sandy road base in the field is 90%.
The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of the sand are d(max) = 20.4 kN/m3
and d(min) = 13.9 kN/m3. Determine the field values of:
a) The dry unit weight in the field;
b) Relative density (of compaction) Dr;
c) The moist unit weight  when its moisture content is 15%.

11. The laboratory test results of a standard Proctor test are given in the
following table.

a. Determine the maximum dry unit weight of compaction and the optimum
moisture content.
b. Calculate and plot d versus the moisture content for degree of
saturation, S = 80, 90, and 100% (i.e., zav). Given: Gs = 2.7.

Laboratory compaction test results for a clayey silt are given in the
following table.

Moisture Dry unit weight


content (%) (kN/m3)
6 14.80
8 17.45
9 18.52
11 18.9
12 18.5
14 16.9

Following are the results of a field unit-weight determination test


performed on the same soil by means of the sand cone method:
• Calibrated dry density of Ottawa sand = 1570 kg/m3
• Calibrated mass of Ottawa sand to fill the cone = 0.545 kg
• Mass of jar + cone + sand (before use) = 7.59 kg
• Mass of jar + cone + sand (after use) = 4.78 kg
• Mass of moist soil from hole = 3.007 kg
• Moisture content of moist soil = 10.2%
Determine:
a. Dry unit weight of compaction in the field
b. Relative compaction in the field

13. Sand cone equipment is used to perform a field density test on a


compacted earth fill. Ottawa sand is used in the cone and is known to have
a bulk density of 15.74kN/m3.
Soil sample dug from test hole, (wet weight) = 20.601 N
Dry weight of soil sample = 17.926 N
Weight of Ottawa sand (sand cone) to fill test hole = 16.053 N
From the given information shown, determine the in-place dry density of the
tested soil and the water content. Compute also the percentage of
compaction of the tested soil if the laboratory moisture-density curve
indicates a dry density of 18.10kN/m3 and an optimum moisture content of
13%.

14. The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of sand were determined in the
laboratory to be 18.13kN/m3 and 15.52 kN/m3. What would be the relative
compaction in the field if the relative density is 65%?

15. Following are the results for the backfill material used in a
vibroflotation project: D10 = 0.11 mm, D20 = 0.19 mm, and D50 = 1.3 mm.
Determine the suitability number, Sn. What would be its rating as a
backfill?

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