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Density of Soil in Place by The Core Cutter Method

This document describes a method for determining the in-situ density of compacted soils using a core cutter. The procedure involves driving a core cutter into the ground, extracting the contained soil, measuring its weight and volume, and determining moisture content to calculate bulk and dry density.

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Density of Soil in Place by The Core Cutter Method

This document describes a method for determining the in-situ density of compacted soils using a core cutter. The procedure involves driving a core cutter into the ground, extracting the contained soil, measuring its weight and volume, and determining moisture content to calculate bulk and dry density.

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DENSITY OF SOIL IN PLACE BY THE CORE CUTTER METHOD


 
SCOPE:
This method covers the determination of the in-situ density of compacted soils by using core cutter.
 
APPARATUS:
1. Rammer
2. Dolly
3. Cutter
4. Balance 15kg. capacity
5. Sensitive Balance
6. Moisture tins
 
PROCEDURE:
In the spot adjacent to that where the field density by sand replacement or balloon method has been
determined, drive the core cutter using the dolly over the core cutter. Stop ramming when the dolly is
just pround of the surface. Dig out the cutter containing the soil out of the ground and trim off any
solid extruding from its ends, so that the cutter contains a volume of soil equal to its internal volume
which is determined from the dimensions of the cutter. The weight of the contained soil is found and
its moisture content determined.
 
OBSERVATIONS:
Wt. of Core-Cutter (W1)                        =                      gms.
Wt. of Core-Cutter + Wet Soil (W2)        =                      gms.
Wt. of Wet Soil (Ws = W2 - W1)            =                      gms.
Volume of Core-cutter Vc                       =                      c.c.
Bulk Density of Soil (rs = Ws/Vc)            =                      g/c.c.
Dry Density of Soil (rd =   ___rs___  )                                      
                                                                     1 + w         =                      g/c.c.
Moisture Content:
                        Wt. of Container + Wet Soil (W)              =                      gms.
                        Wt. of Container  (Wc)                            =                      gms.
                        Wt. of Container + dry Soil (Wd)              =                      gms.
                        Wt. of Moisture ( W - Wd)                      =                      gms.
                  Wt. of dry Soil ( Wd - Wc)                       =                      gms.
                  Moisture content  w %=(W -Wd)  x 100    =                      gms.
                                                           Wd - Wc                                

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