ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Angeles City
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Department of Civil Engineering

LABORATORY MANUAL ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 1

(SOIL MECHANICS)

NAME OF STUDENT:
YEAR AND SECTION: GROUP NUMBER:
DATE PERFORMED: DATE SUBMITTED:
LAB. INSTRUCTOR:

GRADE:

EXPERIMENT No. 2
SOIL SAMPLING, LABELING, AND STORAGE

I. OBJECTIVE
To collect, sort, label, and store soil samples for future laboratory tests.

II. DISCUSSION
Soil sampling is significant in determining various soil properties. The correct method of
collecting samples can lead to accurate results of soil properties and structure.

Storage of a sample, after it has been obtained, is important as the sampling itself. If the
storage procedures were not done properly, it will lead to changes in some of the geotechnical
properties of the samples especially if in-situ properties are needed.

Labelling of the sample is of equal importance for the benefit of easy identification and to
avoid confusion if different persons will do the sampling and testing of the soil sample. A good
filing system to a soil sample will result to a better control of acquiring data.

III. APPARATUS
1. Soil Auger
2. Spade or Shovel
3. Digging Tools
4. Moisture tight sample containers
5. Petrowax or Paraffin
IV. PROCEDURE
1. Clear the selected area from grass and vegetation where the samples are to be collected.

2. Disturbed Soil Sample (The students will enumerate the steps to be undertaken.)
2.1.

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2.9.

2.10.

3. Undisturbed Soil Sample (The students will enumerate the steps to be undertaken.)
3.1.

3.2.

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3.10.

4. Store the samples in a cool room.

 5. Plot the soil profile based on the record of each group (Refer to Laboratory Experiment
No. 2).

V. RELEVANT STANDARD
ASTM / AASHTO No.: ___________________
Description of Standard: ____________________________________________________

SAMPLE LABEL (Top or Side of Container)

ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Angeles City
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Department of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Laboratory

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 1
(SOIL MECHANICS) LABORATORY

Lab Experiment No.: _______ Group No.: _____

Location: __________________ File No.: _______
Date Performed: ________ Time Started: _________
Boring No.: _____________ Sample No.: __________
Description of Soil:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Elevation of Ground Surface: _____________________
Depth of Sample Bottom: ________________________
Remarks: _____________________________________
 SAMPLE DATA SHEET FOR FILE

ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Angeles City
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Department of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Laboratory

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 1 (SOIL MECHANICS) LABORATORY

Group No.: _____ File No.: _______ Lab Experiment No.: _____
Lab Experiment Title: _________________________________________________________
Location: __________________ Date Performed: ________ Date Submitted: __________
Time Started: ___________ Time
Finished: ___________
Boring No.: ________________ Sample No.: ____________
Description of Soil:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Elevation of Ground Surface: ______________ Depth of Sample Bottom: ______________
No. of Samples in Shipment: ______________ Type of Samples: ____________________
Original Size of Sample: ______________ Condition of Sample: _________________
Remarks: ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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