BS sieve Mass of Mass of Mass of soil Percent Cumulative Percent

(mm) empty sieve retained Retained percent passing

sieve (g) and soil (g) (g) (%) retained (%)
(%)
20 577 577 0 0 0 100
10 592 592 0 0 0 100
6.3 614 615 1 0.16 0.16 99.84
2 538 833 295 49.16 49.32 50.68
600 µm 503 694 191 31.83 81.12 18.88
425 µm 438 471 33 5.5 86.62 13.38
212 µm 443 483 40 6.6 93.22 6.78
150 µm 417 429 12 2 95.22 4.78
63 µm 420 440 20 3.3 98.22 1.78
Pan 248 255 7 1.16 99.38 0.62

Sieve size 20.0 10.0 6.30 2.0 0.60 0.4250 0.2120 0.1500 0.0630

% Fines 100 100 99.84 50.68 18.88 13.38 6.78 4.78 1.78

Liquid limit plastic limit

Sample no. 1 2 3 1
Moisture can and lid C1 C2 C3 B1
number.
𝑀C = Mass of empty, clean+ 31.55g 32g 31.55g 30.8g
lid (g)
𝑀CMS = mass of can, lid, and 35.15g 41g 41.45g 34.65g
moisture soil (g).
𝑀CDS = mass of can, lid, and 34.60g 39.40g 39.45g 34.25g
dry soil(g),
𝑀S = mass of soil solids (g). 3.05g 7.4g 7.9g 2.45g
𝑀W = mass of pore water (g). 0.55 1.6g 2g 0.4g
W= water content, w% 18.03% 21.62% 25.32% 16.32%
No. of drops (N). 35 30 20
Liquid limit (LL) & Plastic 18.77 22.10 24.64 16.32%
Limit(PL)
 No Observation Determination No 1
1 (Vc) Volume of Calibration Con 1.178 x 10-3 m3
2 (M1) Pouring Cylinder Mass with Sand 7250g

3 (M2) Pouring Cylinder Mass After Pouring Sand Into 5278g

Calibration Container & Cone
4 (M3) Sand Mass in the Cone which on the Flat Plate 414g
5 Mass of sand in the calibrating container 1558g
Mc=M2-M3-M4
6 Bulk density of sand Ps=Mc/Vc 1322580.645g/m3

Observation
Mass of excavated soil (M) 1482g
Mass of pouring cylinder filled with 7250g
sand (M1)
Mass of pouring cylinder after pouring 5302g
into the hole and cone (M4)
Calculation
Mass of sand in the hole 1534g
Ms= M1-M4-M3
Volume of sand in the hole 1.1598 x 10-3gm3
V= Ms/Ps
Bulk density of soil ρb= M / V 1277806.518g
Water content = w 15%
Dry density using formula 79862.90g
ρd= ( ρb/ 1+w)