NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

LABORATORY REPORT IN
CE_413 E GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING

BSCE 4C – GROUP 8

Group Leader:
Cristobal Camang

Members:
Jobeth Banta
Robin Ace Bautista
Mariel M. Sibulo
Kyla Mae Paular

Engr. Ariel C. San Lorenzo

Instructor
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. LABORATORY DATA COMPUTATIONS ………………………….………………………………………………… 1

I. LABORATORY 1: Top Soil …………………………………………………………………………………… 1

II. LABORATORY 2: Soil 1 Meter Below the Ground ………………………………………………. 3
III. LABORATORY 3: Canal Soil ………………………………………………….…………………………….. 5
IV. LABORATORY 4: Borrow Pit Soil ………………………………………….…………………………….. 7
V. LABORATORY 5: Riverbank Soil ………………………………….……………………………………… 9

B. DOCUMENTATIONS …………………………………………………………….……………………………………… 11
 A. LABORATORY DATA COMPUTATIONS

I. LABORATORY 1: SURFACE SOIL\TOP SOIL (1000g)

A. SIEVE ANALYSIS

SIEVE OPENING MASS COMMUTATIVE COMMUTATIVE

NO. (mm) RETAINED MASS RETAINED MASS PASSING % FINER
(CMR) (CMP)
4 4.75 110 110 732 100 %
10 2.00 202 312 420 57.38 %
20 0.850 154 466 266 36.34 %
40 0.425 77 543 189 25.82 %
60 0.250 55 598 134 18.31 %
80 0.180 41 639 93 12.70 %
100 0.150 43 682 50 6.83 %
200 0.075 43 725 7 0.96 %
PAN - 7 732 0 0%
TOTAL = 732 g

B. DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 1,165 g

Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 860 g
Wt. of Container 165 g
Moisture Content 43.885 %

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝜔= × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙

1000𝑔 − 695𝑔
𝜔= × 100
695𝑔

𝝎 = 𝟒𝟑. 𝟖𝟖𝟓 %

C. LIQUID LIMIT TEST (LL)

TRIAL WEIGHT OF WATER NO. OF WEIGHT OF WEIGHT MOISTURE

NO. SOIL CONTENT (ml) BLOWS WET SOIL OF DRY CONTENT,
SAMPLE (g) (g) SOIL (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 60 20 28 17 12 41.667
2 60 21 19 19 1 35.714
3 60 19 34 17 14 21.429
LL = 33.857 %

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D. PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

WEIGHT OF WEIGHT OF MOISTURE

TRIAL WATER WEIGHT OF
SOIL WET SOIL CONTENT,
NO. CONTENT (ml) DRY SOIL (g)
SAMPLE (g) (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 30 9 4 2.4 66.667
2 30 10 5 3.3 51.515
PL = 59.091 %

E. AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION

• Solving for the Group Index

Partial G.I. = 0.001(F200-15) (PI-10)

Partial G.I. = 0.001(0.96-15) (-25.234-10)

Partial G.I. = 4.947 ≈ 5

TOPSOIL IS A-2-6 (5)

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 I. LABORATORY 2: SOIL 1 METER BELOW THE GROUND (1000g)

A. SIEVE ANALYSIS

SIEVE OPENING MASS COMMUTATIVE COMMUTATIVE

NO. (mm) RETAINED MASS RETAINED MASS PASSING % FINER
(CMR) (CMP)
4 4.75 39 39 496 100 %
10 2.00 129 168 328 66.13 %
20 0.850 97 265 231 46.57 %
40 0.425 84 349 147 29.64 %
60 0.250 56 405 91 18.35 %
80 0.180 26 431 65 13.10 %
100 0.150 18 449 47 9.48 %
200 0.075 39 488 8 1.61 %
PAN - 8 496 0 0%
TOTAL = 496 g

B. DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 1,165 g

Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 871 g
Wt. of Container 165 g
Moisture Content 41.643 %

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝜔= × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙
1000 𝑔 − 706 𝑔
𝜔= × 100
706 𝑔
𝝎 = 𝟒𝟏. 𝟔𝟒𝟑%

C. LIQUID LIMIT TEST (LL)

TRIAL WEIGHT OF WATER NO. OF WEIGHT OF WEIGHT MOISTURE

NO. SOIL CONTENT (ml) BLOWS WET SOIL OF DRY CONTENT,
SAMPLE (g) (g) SOIL (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 60 18 30 14 10 40
2 60 20 27 21 16 31.25
3 60 19 17 17 12 41.667
LL = 37.266 %

D. PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

WEIGHT OF WEIGHT OF MOISTURE

TRIAL WATER WEIGHT OF
SOIL WET SOIL CONTENT,
NO. CONTENT (ml) DRY SOIL (g)
SAMPLE (g) (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 30 13 3 2.3 30.435
2 30 10 2 1.4 42.857
PL = 36.646 %

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 E. AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION

• Solving for the Group Index

Partial G.I. = 0.001(F200-15) (PI-10)

Partial G.I. = 0.001(1.61-15) (0.62-10)

Partial G.I. = 1.256 ≈ 1

1 METER BELOW THE GROUND SOIL IS A-2-6 (1)

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II. LABORATORY 3: CANAL SOIL (1000g)

A. SIEVE ANALYSIS

SIEVE OPENING MASS COMMUTATIVE COMMUTATIVE

NO. (mm) RETAINED MASS RETAINED MASS PASSING % FINER
(CMR) (CMP)
4 4.75 89 89 657 100 %
10 2.00 138 227 430 65.45 %
20 0.850 113 340 317 48.25 %
40 0.425 80 420 237 36.07 %
60 0.250 65 485 172 26.18 %
80 0.180 35 520 137 20.85 %
100 0.150 23 543 114 17.35 %
200 0.075 91 634 23 3.50 %
PAN - 23 657 0 0%
TOTAL = 657 g

B. DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 1,158 g

Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 758 g
Wt. of Container 158 g
Moisture Content 66.667 %

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝜔= × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙
1000 𝑔 − 600 𝑔
𝜔= × 100
600 𝑔
𝝎 = 𝟔𝟔. 𝟔𝟔𝟕 %

C. LIQUID LIMIT TEST (LL)

TRIAL WEIGHT OF WATER NO. OF WEIGHT OF WEIGHT MOISTURE

NO. SOIL CONTENT (ml) BLOWS WET SOIL OF DRY CONTENT,
SAMPLE (g) (g) SOIL (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 60 18 23 22 16 37.5
2 60 16 28 17 13 30.769
3 60 17 20 20 15 33.333
LL = 33.265 %

D. PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

WEIGHT OF WEIGHT OF MOISTURE

TRIAL WATER WEIGHT OF
SOIL WET SOIL CONTENT,
NO. CONTENT (ml) DRY SOIL (g)
SAMPLE (g) (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 30 13 3 2.4 25
2 30 14 3.4 2.2 54.545
PL = 39.773 %

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E. AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION

• Solving for the Group Index

Partial G.I. = 0.001(F200-15) (PI-10)

Partial G.I. = 0.001(3.50-15) (-6.508-10)

Partial G.I. = 1.900 ≈ 2

CANAL SOIL IS A-2-6 (2)

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III. LABORATORY 3: BORROW PIT SOIL (1000g)

A. SIEVE ANALYSIS

SIEVE OPENING MASS COMMUTATIVE COMMUTATIVE

NO. (mm) RETAINED MASS RETAINED MASS PASSING % FINER
(CMR) (CMP)
4 4.75 37 37 629 100 %
10 2.00 114 151 478 76.00 %
20 0.850 109 260 369 58.66 %
40 0.425 77 337 292 46.42 %
60 0.250 118 455 174 27.66 %
80 0.180 129 584 45 7.15 %
100 0.150 27 611 18 2.86 %
200 0.075 13 624 5 0.79 %
PAN - 5 629 0 0%
TOTAL = 629 g

B. DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 1,160 g

Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 911 g
Wt. of Container 160 g
Moisture Content 33.156 %

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝜔= × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙
1000 𝑔 − 751 𝑔
𝜔= × 100
751 𝑔
𝝎 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟏𝟓𝟔 %

C. LIQUID LIMIT TEST (LL)

TRIAL WEIGHT OF WATER NO. OF WEIGHT OF WEIGHT MOISTURE

NO. SOIL CONTENT (ml) BLOWS WET SOIL OF DRY CONTENT,
SAMPLE (g) (g) SOIL (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 60 24 30 15 12 25
2 60 27 16 16 11 45.455
3 60 21 19 15 9 66.667
LL = 37.703 %

D. PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

WEIGHT OF WEIGHT OF MOISTURE

TRIAL WATER WEIGHT OF
SOIL WET SOIL CONTENT,
NO. CONTENT (ml) DRY SOIL (g)
SAMPLE (g) (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 30 12 3 1.8 66.667
2 30 13 3 2 50
PL = 58.334 %

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E. AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION

• Solving for the Group Index

Partial G.I. = 0.001(F200-15) (PI-10)

Partial G.I. = 0.001(0.79-15) (-20.631-10)

Partial G.I. = 4.353 ≈ 4

BORROW PIT SOIL IS A-2-6 (4)

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IV. LABORATORY 3: RIVERBANK SOIL (1000g)

A. SIEVE ANALYSIS

SIEVE OPENING MASS COMMUTATIVE COMMUTATIVE

NO. (mm) RETAINED MASS RETAINED MASS PASSING % FINER
(CMR) (CMP)
4 4.75 99 99 674 100 %
10 2.00 93 192 482 71.51 %
20 0.850 98 290 384 56.97 %
40 0.425 16 306 368 54.60 %
60 0.250 227 533 141 20.92 %
80 0.180 96 629 45 6.68 %
100 0.150 17 646 28 4.15 %
200 0.075 24 670 4 0.59 %
PAN - 4 674 0 0%
TOTAL = 674 g

B. DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT

Wt. of Wet Soil + Container 1,160 g

Wt. of Dry Soil + Container 756 g
Wt. of Container 160 g
Moisture Content 67.785 %

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝜔= × 100
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑖𝑙
1000 𝑔 − 796 𝑔
𝜔= × 100
796 𝑔
𝝎 = 𝟔𝟕. 𝟕𝟖𝟓 %

C. LIQUID LIMIT TEST (LL)

TRIAL WEIGHT OF WATER NO. OF WEIGHT OF WEIGHT MOISTURE

NO. SOIL CONTENT (ml) BLOWS WET SOIL OF DRY CONTENT,
SAMPLE (g) (g) SOIL (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 60 19 17 16 12 33.333
2 60 17 26 14 10 27.273
3 60 18 23 20 17 17.647
LL = 23.020 %

D. PLASTIC LIMIT TEST (PL)

WEIGHT OF WEIGHT OF MOISTURE

TRIAL WATER WEIGHT OF
SOIL WET SOIL CONTENT,
NO. CONTENT (ml) DRY SOIL (g)
SAMPLE (g) (g) 𝜔 (%)
1 30 11 4 2.8 42.857
2 30 12 4 3.4 17.647
PL = 30.252 %

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E. AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION

• Solving for the Group Index

Group index= (F200-35) [0.2+0.005 (LL-40)] + 0.01(F200 -15) (PI-10)

= (0.59-35) [0.2+0.005 (23.020-40)] +0.01(0.59 -15) (-7.-10)
Group index= -3.708 ≈ -3

*Since the computed G.I. yields a negative value, the final group index is 0.

RIVER BANK SOIL IS A-2-4 (0)

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B. DOCUMENTATIONS

• Liquid Limit Test (before and after oven drying)

• Plastic Limit Test (before and after of oven-drying)

• During the Sieve Analysis and the displayed Soil Samples

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