Soil Testing Manual: Procedures, Classification Data, and Sampling Practices

Using Eq. (3.1)
| File no. 1106.01 | Job name: Industrial Bldg. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 7-15-99 | 7-15-99 | 7-15-99 | 7-15-99 | 7-15-99 |
| Boring or test pit no. | TP-1 | TP-1 | TP-1 | TP-1 | TP-1 |
| Depth of sample | 0.5 1.5 ft | 1.5 2.5 ft | 3.5 4.5 ft | 5 6 ft | 6.8 7.5 ft |
| Visual description | Dark brown to black silty sand to clayey sand | Dark brown sandy clay | Dark brown sandy clay | Dark brown sandy clay | Dark brown sandy clay |
| (a) Water content | |||||
| Container number | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| Container mass ( M c) | 82.6 | 81.9 | 103.3 | 104.3 | 101.4 |
| Container + wet soil ( M wc) | 440.2 | 583.3 | 806.5 | 893.2 | 868.8 |
| Container + dry soil ( M dc) | 397.3 | 511.5 | 700.4 | 780.5 | 765.1 |
| Mass of water ( M w) | 42.9 | 71.8 | 106.1 | 112.7 | 103.7 |
| Mass of solids ( M s) | 314.7 | 429.6 | 597.1 | 676.2 | 663.7 |
| (b) Wet density | |||||
| Number of rings | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Mass of rings | 577.6 | 714.4 | 578.9 | 432.3 | 290.3 |
| Volume of rings ( V) | 0.01136 ft 3 | 0.01420 ft 3 | 0.01136 ft 3 | 0.00852 ft 3 | 0.005681 ft 3 |
| Rings + wet soil | 1217.4 | 1491.1 | 1225.0 | 929.4 | 590.0 |
| Mass of wet soil ( M) | 639.8 | 776.7 | 646.1 | 497.1 | 299.7 |
| (c) Summary of values | |||||
| Water content [Eq. (3.1)] | 13.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 15.6 |
| Wet density [Eq. (3.2)] | 124.1 pcf | 120.6 pcf | 125.4 pcf | 128.6 pcf | 116.3... |