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The document describes an experiment to determine the moisture content of a soil sample. It provides background on moisture content and how it is calculated. The experiment's objective is to find the percentage of water in a soil sample by weight. The procedure involves weighing a sample, drying it, and reweighing to find the water weight loss. The conclusion states the moisture content of the sample was 6.766%.

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Moisture Content

The document describes an experiment to determine the moisture content of a soil sample. It provides background on moisture content and how it is calculated. The experiment's objective is to find the percentage of water in a soil sample by weight. The procedure involves weighing a sample, drying it, and reweighing to find the water weight loss. The conclusion states the moisture content of the sample was 6.766%.

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MOISTURE CONTENT

Laboratory Experiment

MARCH 16, 2024

Kandahar University
Table contents

Contents
Introduction ................................................................................ 2
Objective. ................................................................................... 2
Apparatus and Material .............................................................. 3
PRODECURE. ............................................................................... 4
CONCLUSION. ............................................................................. 4
REFERENCES: .............................................................................. 4

1
Introduction
The natural water content also called the natural moisture content is the ratio of the weight of the

water to the weight of the solid in a given mass of soil the ratio is usually expressed as

percentage. The moisture content of a soil is very important. A small design change in moisture

content significantly alter the properties of soil. Soil may be composed of a combination the solid

material water and air while all three of these phases may occupy volume only the solid and

water are considered to have weight. The moisture content of a soil is usually represented by the

(w) letter.

w=Weight of water/weight of solid =Ww/WS

The moisture content may be expressed as a decimal number or multiplied by 100 and expressed
as a percentage.

w=Ww/WS×100 This formula expressed the percentage of water in the soil.

Objective.

• To determine the amount of water present in a quantity of soil in terms of its dry weight

expressed in percentage.

• To be able to identify the properties of soil when moist and when dried.

• Moisture content is used in determining the bearing capacity and settlement.

• To determine the moisture content of a sample of soil taken from the design project region.

2
Apparatus and Material

1: 1 container

2: weighing Balance

3: Drying Oven

Weighing balance Metal container

Drying Oven close Drying Oven open

3
PRODECURE.

1. Take empty clean container and mark it with and identifying number or code.
2. Weight of container and it was measured and recorded as W1(gr)
3. The soil in added to the container and its weight measured
4. The measured weight in the recorded as W2(gr)
5. Place it drying oven at constant temperature of (110 C) for 24 hours
6. After 24 hours remove the moisture tin from drying oven and recorded this as W3(gr)

w=weight of water/weight of solid * 100

Mw=150g
After 24 hours remove the drying oven
MS=140.5

MW-MS=150-140.5=9.5g

Water content = 9.5g

9.5/140.5*100=6.766% the water percentage in this sample


sample A
UNITE Gram(gr)
W1 150
W2 140.5
W3 9.5
Water content 6.766%

CONCLUSION.
The moisture content of the sample in terms of water by volume was a calculated value 6.766%

REFERENCES:
Civil engineering laboratory part Kandahar university.

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‫‪Engineering Faculty‬‬
‫‪Civil Department‬‬
‫© ‪Group‬‬
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‫عبدالظاهر‬ ‫عبدالواسع‬ ‫‪۱۴‬‬
‫محمد رسول‬ ‫وحید للا‬ ‫‪۱۹‬‬
‫عبدالقوی‬ ‫زبور للا‬ ‫‪۲۰‬‬
‫عبدالصمد‬ ‫محمد الیاس‬ ‫‪۳۷‬‬
‫شاولی‬ ‫محمد همایون‬ ‫‪۴۵‬‬
‫سید اسحاق‬ ‫فرمان للا‬ ‫‪۴۹‬‬
‫شیرین‬ ‫نسیم‬ ‫‪۵۸‬‬
‫عبدالروف‬ ‫بالل احمد‬ ‫‪۸۰‬‬
‫طالب‬ ‫عبدالرحمن‬ ‫‪۷۸‬‬
‫شمس الدین‬ ‫اخترمحمد‬ ‫‪۵۱‬‬
‫باز ګل‬ ‫شیر احمد‬ ‫‪۹۱‬‬

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