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AIM: To Determine The Field or In-Situ Density or Unit Weight of Soil by Core Cutter Method Apparatus

The core cutter method is used to determine the in-situ density or unit weight of soil. It involves pressing a cylindrical cutter into the soil to extract an intact soil core sample. The cutter containing the core is weighed, then the soil core is removed and its moisture content is determined. The wet density is calculated from the soil weight and core volume. The dry density is then calculated using the wet density and moisture content. Precautions include using a steel dolly under the cutter for support and avoiding its use in gravelly or hard soils where the core could be disturbed. The results provide both the bulk and dry densities of the soil sample using this core cutter method.

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AIM: To Determine The Field or In-Situ Density or Unit Weight of Soil by Core Cutter Method Apparatus

The core cutter method is used to determine the in-situ density or unit weight of soil. It involves pressing a cylindrical cutter into the soil to extract an intact soil core sample. The cutter containing the core is weighed, then the soil core is removed and its moisture content is determined. The wet density is calculated from the soil weight and core volume. The dry density is then calculated using the wet density and moisture content. Precautions include using a steel dolly under the cutter for support and avoiding its use in gravelly or hard soils where the core could be disturbed. The results provide both the bulk and dry densities of the soil sample using this core cutter method.

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B.

CORE CUTTER METHOD

AIM: To determine the field or in-situ density or unit weight of soil by core cutter method

APPARATUS

a) Special:
Cylindrical core cutter
Steel rammer
Steel dolly

b) General:

i. Balance of capacity5 Kg and sensitivity 1 gm.

ii. Balance of capacity 200gms and sensitivity 0.01 gms.

iii. Scale

iv. Spade or pickaxe or crowbar

v. Trimming Knife

vi. Oven vii. Water content containers

viii. Desiccator.

THEORY:

Field density is defined as weight of unit volume of soil present in site

γ=W/V
Where, γ= Density of soil, W = Total weight of soil, V = Total volume of soil

The soil weight consists of three phase system that is solids, water and air. The voids may be filled
up with both water and air, or only with air, or only with water. Consequently the soil may be dry,
saturated or partially saturated. In soils, mass of air is considered to be negligible, and therefore the
saturated density is maximum, dry density is minimum and wet density is in between the two.

Dry density of the soil is calculated by using equation,

 =/1+w

Where, γd=dry density of soil, γ=Wet density of soil,w = moisture content of soil.

PROCEDURE: i. Measure the height and internal diameter of the core cutter.

ii. Weight the clean core cutter.


iii. Clean and level the ground where the density is to be determined.

iv. Press the cylindrical cutter into the soil to its full depth with the help of steel rammer.

v. Remove the soil around the cutter by spade

. vi. Lift up the cutter. vii. Trim the top and bottom surfaces of the sample carefully.

viii. Clean the outside surface of the cutter.

ix. Weight the core cutter with the soil.

x. Remove the soil core from the cutter and take the representative sample in the water content
containers to determine the moisture content

PRECAUTIONS:

i. Steel dolly should be placed on the top of the cutter before ramming it down into the
ground
ii. . ii. Core cutter should not be used for gravels, boulders or any hard ground.
iii. iii. Before removing the cutter, soil should be removed around the cutter to minimize the
disturbances.
iv. while lifting the cutter, no soil should drop down

RESULT:

a. Bulk Density of soil: By Sand Replacement method =....................................


b. By Core Cutter Method =...............................................
c. Dry Density of soil: By Sand Replacement method =...................................
d. . By Core Cutter Method =...............................................

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