Tests on soil
Moisture content
Code: This test is done as per IS: IS: 2720 (Part II) – 1973.
PREPARATION OF SAMPLE:
The soil specimen should be representative of the soil mass. The quantity of the specimen taken would depend upon the gradation and the maximum size of particles as under:
Procedure:
- i) Clean the container, dry it and weigh it with the lid (Weight ‘W1‘).
- ii) Take the required quantity of the wet soil specimen in the container and weigh it with the lid (Weight ‘W2‘).
- iii) Place the container, with its lid removed, in the oven till its weight becomes constant (Normally for 24hrs.).
- iv) When the soil has dried, remove the container from the oven, using tongs.
- v) Find the weight ‘W3‘of the container with the lid and the dry soil sample.
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Size of particles more than more than 90 percent through IS Seive |
Minimum quantity of soil spicemen to be taken for test (g) |
| 425µm | 25 |
| 2.0 mm | 50 |
| 4.75 mm | 200 |
| 9.50 mm | 300 |
| 19 mm | 500 |
| 37.5 mm | 1000 |
Uses:
To determine the water content present in the soil.