Soil: Particle Size Ditribution: Contractor Client Supervisor
Soil: Particle Size Ditribution: Contractor Client Supervisor
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Sample Description: STABILISED SUB BASE WITH CEMENT Material Source: INSITU CRR+CEM II 42.5N
Initial sample mass, g (A) : 6544 Dry mass before washing, g (B) : 6521
Moisture content (%) 0.4 Dry mass after washing, g (C): 6154
90.0
80.0
Total Percent Passing(%)
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Sieve Size (mm)
BS 1377-2:1990
Lab Ref. No.: SB 002 Date Sampled: 30.11.2023
Location: KM 47+360 - 48+600 LHS Date Tested: 1.12.2023
Layer/Depth SUB BASE Tested by: Martha/RONALD
STABILISED SUB BASE WITH
Sample Description: Material Source: INSITU CRR+CEM II 42.5N
CEMENT
LIQUID LIMIT PLASTIC LIMIT
TEST NO. 1 2 3 4 1 2 Average
Initial dial gauge reading mm 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Final dial gauge reading mm 15.0 15.1 17.0 17.5 21.4 21.7 24.5 24.0
Average penetration mm 15.1 17.3 21.5 24.3
Container No. MA HG AF HI CO SK TN FA
Mass of wet soil + container (a) 62.70 52.69 58.97 53.96 56.74 57.88 53.36 59.48
Mass of dry soil + container (b) 50.79 43.17 47.84 43.90 46.01 46.86 43.17 47.74
Mass of container (c ) 11.16 11.02 11.18 10.59 11.61 11.33 10.92 10.89
Mass of moisture (d = a-b) 11.9 9.5 11.1 10.1 10.7 11.0 10.2 11.7
Mass of dry soil (e = b-c) 39.6 32.2 36.7 33.3 34.4 35.5 32.3 36.9
Moisture content (w =100X(d)/(e) 30.1 29.6 30.4 30.2 31.2 31.0 31.6 31.9
Average Moisture content 29.8 30.3 31.1 31.7
32.0 Natural moisture content
%
30.0
Sample Preparation
28.0 a) as received
26.0 b) air dried o
C
c) washed on 0.425 mm
24.0
d) oven dried o
C
Penetration
22.0 e) unknown
20.0 Proportion pasiing 0.425 mm
%
18.0
Liquid limit;
16.0 LL 30.8 %
14.0
Plastic limit
PL NP %
12.0
29.0 29.5 30.0 30.5 31.0 31.5 32.0 32.5 33.0 33.5 34.0 Plastic Index
Moisture Content PI NP %
LINEAR SHRINKAGE
Shrinkage Mould No. XX
Mass of wet soil + Mould (a) 255.49 Mass of moisture (d = a-b) 17.01
Mass of dry soil + Mould (b) 238.48 Mass of dry soil (e = b-c) 53.97
Mass of Mould (c ) 184.51 Moisture content (w =100X(d)/e 31.5
Initial length Lo mm 140 mm Oven-dried length LD mm 138.8 mm
Linear shrinkage, LS = 100X(1-LD/Lo) 0.9 % Shrinkage Product, SP=LSX %<425 μm
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REHABILITATION OF OLWIYO – PAKWACH ROAD (62.5Km)
Sample Description: STABILISED SUB BASE WITH CEMENT Material Source: INSITU CRR+CEM II 42.5N
2.29
2.28
2.27
2.26
2.25
2.24
2.23
2.22
2.21
2.2
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Moisture Content
OMC: 6.0 %
Conditioning 14 days Air tight curing 7 days Air tight curing & 7days soaking in water
Test number 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Location KM 47+360 - 48+600 LHS Test Ref No SB 002 TRIAL SECTION Sampling Date 30.11.2023
Layer SUB BASE Material source INSITU CRR+CEM II 42.5N Reporting date
S. No. Test Details Units Results Specification limits
1 PARTICLE SIZE DITRIBUTION - Min. Max
50.0 100 - -
37.5 100 - -
20.0 83 - -
5.0 49 - -
Sieve size (mm) 2.0 34 - -
0.425 18 - -
0.075 6
Grading Modulus - 2.42
Maximum Particle Size mm 50.0
Liquid Limit % 30.8
Plastic Limit % NP
3 Atterberg Limits Plasticity Index - NP
Linear Shrinkage % 8.1
Shrinkage Product - 149
Maximum Dry Density g/cm3 2.360
4 Moisture-Density Relationship
Optimum Moisture Content % 6.0
UCS Dry % 1.5 MPa
5 UCS UCS Wet %
Ratio UCS Wet/UCS Dry % 75%
Remarks:
Date:
CONTRACTOR JV CLIENT SUPERVISOR
Location (Ch.): KM 47+820 48+020 LHS Conducted by(Contractor's designated Technici RONALD
Layer Description: STABILISED SUB BASE( TRIAL SECTION) Test Attended by(Eng's Materials Technician): DANIEL
Tray no.
FDT Spot locations (Ch.) 47+830 47+850 47+870 47+890 47+910 47+930 47+950
Offset from CL (m) 4.9 2.7 1.0 3.4 5.4 2.2 0.9
Mass of calibrated sand+cylinder(g): 24000 23500 23500 23500 23500 22500 23500
Mass of calibrated sand left in cylinder+cylind 10740 9213 10431 10916 10646 8758 11052
Mass of residual calibrated sand left in cone(g 2746 2748 2747 2753 2779 2734 2761
Mass of calibrated sand left in hole(g): 10514 11539 10322 9831 10075 11008 9687
Density of calibrated sand (g/cm³): 1.331 1.331 1.331 1.331 1.331 1.331 1.331
Volume of hole (cm³): 7899 8669 7755 7386 7569 8270 7278
Mass of wet sample from the hole(g): 18519 20895 18516 17724 18421 20413 17606
Wet Density (g/cm³): 2.344 2.410 2.388 2.400 2.434 2.468 2.419
Container No. BOX VIP ZXX TFV KK FEB PSV TAP MAY UBJ TEZ TT JAN BOX1
Mass of container + wet sample(g):M1 2878.0 2614.0 3404.0 2972.0 3251.0 3227.0 2264.0 2243.0 2306.0 2415.0 3007.0 3223.0 2598.0 3126.0
Mass of container + dry sample(g):M2 2766 2508.8 3273.8 2869.8 3142.8 3110.2 2204 2170.0 2221.4 2329.6 2901.0 3103.6 2514.8 2419.6
moisture content
Mass of container(g):M3 489.0 465.0 482.0 468.0 465.0 479.0 474.0 477.0 468.0 469.0 473.0 470.0 472.0 481.0
Mass of water(g):M4=M1-M2 112 105.2 130.2 102.2 108.2 116.8 60 73 84.6 85.4 106 119.4 83.2 706.4
Mass of dry sample(g):M5=M2-M3 2277 2043.8 2791.8 2401.8 2677.8 2631.2 1730 1693.0 1753.4 1860.6 2428 2633.6 2042.8 1938.6
Moisture content(%):M6=M4/M5*100 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.4 3.5 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.1 36.4
Average Moisture Content(%) 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.7 4.4 4.1
Max. Dry Density g/cm3 MDD 2.308 2.308 2.308 2.308 2.308 2.308 2.308
Optimum Moisture Content(%) OMC 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4
Dry Density(g/cm³)= Wetdensity*100/(100+M6) 2.232 2.307 2.290 2.310 2.324 2.363 2.324
Rel.Field Moisture Content (%): 68.0 60.3 57.3 52.6 63.6 60.1 55.0
Rel. Compaction (%): 96.7 100.0 99.2 100.1 100.7 102.4 100.7
Remarks
Location (Ch.): KM 47+820 48+020 LHS Conducted by(Contractor's designated Technici RONALD
Layer Description: STABILISED SUB BASE( TRIAL SECTION) Test Attended by(Eng's Materials Technician): DANIEL
Tray no.
Mass of container + wet sample(g):M1 2989.0 2714.0 2715.0 2844.0 3181.0 3001.0
Mass of container + dry sample(g):M2 2892.2 2622.2 2630 2746.8 3089.4 2920.0
moisture content
Remarks