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Dasmariñas, Cavite
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
CIVIL ENGINEERING
EXPERIMENT 2
DISTURBED SOIL SAMPLING
I. OBJECTIVE
To prepare and store soil samples for Laboratory use in the determination
of soil properties and structure.
III. PROCEDURES
2. With the use of spade or shovel a disturbed sample of not less than 2.5
kg is obtained.
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3. Break the sample with the use of the rubber mallet or a rubber tipped
pestle.
7. Place the soil in a container with adequate space such as plastic bags,
cans, and glass for large quantities and glass jars for small samples.
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V. FIGURE
Figure 1. Using #10 Sieve to segregate the Disturbed Soil Figure 2. Storing the Disturbed Soil in an air tight container
Figure 3. Measuring the right amount of soil Figure 4. Drying the Soil in an Oven for 1 hour
using the electric balance