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Experiment 6 SOIL MECH - CATARUNGAN

The document outlines the procedure for determining the liquid limit of a soil sample using the cone penetrometer method. It involves sieving the soil sample, mixing it with water to form a paste, placing it in a brass cup below the cone penetrometer. The cone is lowered to touch the surface and allowed to penetrate for 5 seconds, measuring the penetration. The water content of the soil is then determined. This is repeated for additional trials and the moisture content vs penetration is plotted to determine the liquid limit.

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Experiment 6 SOIL MECH - CATARUNGAN

The document outlines the procedure for determining the liquid limit of a soil sample using the cone penetrometer method. It involves sieving the soil sample, mixing it with water to form a paste, placing it in a brass cup below the cone penetrometer. The cone is lowered to touch the surface and allowed to penetrate for 5 seconds, measuring the penetration. The water content of the soil is then determined. This is repeated for additional trials and the moisture content vs penetration is plotted to determine the liquid limit.

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New Era University

College of Engineering and Architecture


Detailed Procedure Civil Engineering Department
1. The soil sample is prepared in the similar manner as we did for the Casagrande Method. The
soil sample to be used forSOILthe testMECHANICS
is air dried, pulverized, and passed through 425 µm IS
sieve. Because we know Atterberg limits are only significant for the fine grained soils. 425
(CE324-18)
microns IS sieve has its mesh openings of 425 micron or 0.425 mm. The particles we get
after sieving are all of size less than 0.425 mm. These particles include fine sand, silts and
EXPERIMENT NO. 6:
clays.

2. We take about 150 g of this sieved soil BY:


in evaporating dish and thoroughly mix distilled
water to form a uniform paste. Enough amount of soil is placed in the brass cup of 50 mm
internal diameter andCATARUNGAN,
50 mm height. WeKYLE
need toDAEVID
ensure that
A. no air is entrapped in the cup.
Surface of the soil is levelled and the cup is placed below the cone.
3. The cone is gradually lowered so as to just touch the surface of the soil in the cup. On the
Graduated scale reading is noted as the initial reading.
SECTION:
4. Then, we start the timer and the push button is pressed to release the cone. The cone is
3CE-3 After 5 seconds the reading on the graduated
allowed to penetrate the soil for 5 seconds.
scale in noted down as the final reading. The depth up to which the cone has penetrated
the soil sample can be known by the difference of the initial and final reading of the scale.
The penetration is noted down to the nearest millimeter. Let's say this penetration is P1
Date submitted:
mm.
MAY 12, 2023
5. Some amount of soil is taken from the top of the cup and its water content is determined
using any of the water content determination methods. Say the determined water content
is W1.
6. Repeat the above procedure for trials 2 to 4, plot the moisture content vs penetration
diagram to determine the liquid limit of the soil sample.

RATING

ENGR. RANDY AUREADA


INSTRUCTOR
New Era University
College of Engineering and Architecture
Civil Engineering Department

Moisture Content (%) Cone Penetration (mm)

42.5 16.0

47.5 17.5

58.1 22.8

60.0 26.0

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