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The document summarizes key topics from a seminar on soil compaction, including: 1) Soil compaction involves densifying soil through mechanical energy, while consolidation is a long-term process involving expulsion of pore water and complete saturation. 2) The objectives of compaction are to reduce settlements, improve soil strength and slope stability, and improve bearing capacity. 3) Factors affecting compaction include water content, compactive effort, compaction method, soil type, and admixtures. 4) Standard and modified Proctor tests are described which involve compacting soils in a mold with different hammer masses, drop heights, and layers to determine maximum dry density and optimum moisture content relationships

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Soil Compaction Presentation

The document summarizes key topics from a seminar on soil compaction, including: 1) Soil compaction involves densifying soil through mechanical energy, while consolidation is a long-term process involving expulsion of pore water and complete saturation. 2) The objectives of compaction are to reduce settlements, improve soil strength and slope stability, and improve bearing capacity. 3) Factors affecting compaction include water content, compactive effort, compaction method, soil type, and admixtures. 4) Standard and modified Proctor tests are described which involve compacting soils in a mold with different hammer masses, drop heights, and layers to determine maximum dry density and optimum moisture content relationships

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SEMINAR ON

COMPACTION
BY

SUVADEEP DALAL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IIT KHARAGPUR, KHARAGPUR JANUARY 2012

What is Soil Compaction


Densification of soil by the application of mechanical energy.

Compaction (i)Short term process. (ii) Elastic settlement occurs. (iii) Reduction of air content at a given water content. (iv) Soil is always unsaturated.

Consolidation (i)Long term process (ii) Plastic or permanent settlement occurs. (iii) Expulsion of pore water from voids. (iv) soil is completely saturated.

Method of Compaction
Cohessionless soils are compacted by

dynamic method of compaction (vibration). Cohessive soils are compacted by static compaction.

Objective of Compaction
Detrimental settlements can be

reduced. Soil strength and slope stability can be improved. Bearing capacity of subgrade can be improved. Undesirable volume change due to swelling , shrinkage may be controlled.

Factors Affecting Compaction


Water content Compacting effort Method of compaction Type of soil

Addition of admixtures

Laboratory test
Proctor Test Standard Proctor

Modified Proctor

Standard Proctor Test


Specification (i) Mass of hammer (ii) Height of drop (iii) Number of drops (iv) Number of layers (v) Volume of mould Description (i) 2.495 Kg (ii) 304.88 mm (iii) 25 (iv) 3 (v) 0.944*10^-3 m^3

Compactive effort = (2.495)*(9.81)*(304.88/1000)*(3)*(25)/(0.944*10^-3) = 592.7 KJ/m^3

Modified Proctor Test


Specification (i) Mass of hammer (ii) Height of drop (iii) Number of drops (iv) Number of layers (v) Volume of mould Description (i) 4.536 Kg (ii) 457 mm (iii) 25 (iv) 5 (v) 0.944*10^-3 m^3

Compactive effort = (4.536)*(9.81)*(457/1000)*(5)*(25)/(0.944*10^-3) = 2693 KJ/m^3

Procedure

Determination of Dry-density Moisture Content Relationship

Fig.1: Dry Density Vs Moisture Content Relationship

Effect of Compaction on Soil Properties


Structure of Soil
Permeability Shrinkage

Swelling
Pore Pressure Compressibility

Shear Strength

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