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EXPERIMENT NO.

5
STANDARD AND MODIFIED PROCTOR COMPACTION TEST
Aim
To familiarize students it! moisture" densit# relations!i$ of soil usin% Standard
and modified tests.
O&'e(t
To determine O$timum Moisture Content )OMC* and Ma+imum Dr# Densit# )MDD*
of soil.
Standard Desi%nation,
ASTM D-./"01
AAS2TO T.."01
A$$aratus
Standard $ro(tor mould3 &alan(e3 tra#3 rammer of 4.55% )5.5 l&* of fall 45.6Cm
)748* and 6.565% )71 l&*3 of fall 9/Cm )7/8*3 moisture (ontainer3 o:en3 sie:e
7. mm )9;68* and ..5mm )9;/8* and strai%!t ed%e.
Pro(edure
T!e $ro(edure for t!e $ra(ti(al is as follos,"
a. If t!e soil sam$le is dam$3 dr# it in air or in an o:en. T!en3 t!orou%!l# &rea< u$ t!e
a%%re%ations. Sele(t a re$resentati:e sam$le3 ei%!in% a$$ro+imatel# 6<% for
standard $ro(tor and 0<% for modified (om$a(tion. Pass t!e re$resentati:e soil
from sie:e 7. mm )9;68*. =ei%! t!e retained material on 7.mm )9;68* sie:e and
dis(ard. T!en re$la(e t!ese dis(ard material it! material $assin% from sie:e 7.
mm )9;68* and retained on 6.05mm )> 6* sie:e.
&. Mi+ t!e sele(ted sam$le it! 4 to 9? ater to t!e sam$le ei%!t to dam$en it to
a$$ro+imatel# four to si+ $er(ent $oints &elo o$timum moisture (ontent.
(. Com$a(t t!e sam$le in 68 mould )it! (ollar atta(!ed* in t!ree e@ual la#ers for
Standard Com$a(tion Test and fi:e la#ers for Modified Com$a(tion Test. Com$a(t
ea(! la#er &# 45 distri&uted &los it! rammer dro$$in% free from a !ei%!t of 91.5
Cm )748* for Standard Com$a(tion Test or 64.0 Cm )7/8* for Modified Com$a(tion
Test.
d. After (om$a(tion3 remo:e t!e e+tension (ollar3 trim t!e (om$a(ted soil &# means of
a strai%!t ed%e and ei%! t!e mould. Remo:e t!e material from t!e mould and
ei%! t!e em$t# mould.
e. Ta<e a re$resentati:e sam$le of t!e material for moisture (ontent. T!e moisture
sam$le s!all ei%!t not &e less t!an 711 %m.
f. T!orou%!l# &rea< u$ t!e same sam$le and add more ater and re$eat t!e
$ro(edure for ea(! in(rement of ater added. Continue t!is $ro(edure until t!ere
is eit!er a de(rease or no (!an%e in et ei%!t of t!e (om$a(ted soil.
%. O&ser:ation and Data Colle(tion,"
Internal dia of $ro(tor mould A 71.7- Cm )68*
2ei%!t of $ro(tor mould A 77.-6 Cm )6.5/68*
Bolume of $ro(tor mould A .69 Cm
9
)1.1999 Cft*
Standard rammer fall A 91.5 Cm )748*
Standard rammer ei%!t A 4.55% )5.5 l&*
Num&er of la#ers in standard (om$a(tion A 9
Modified rammer fall A 64.0 Cm )7/8*
Modified rammer ei%!t A 6.565% )71 l&*
Num&er of la#ers in Modified (om$a(tion A 5
Densit# Trial No
O&ser:ation 7 4 9 6 5
Wt of mould+Compacted soil
(gm)
W
1
96/5 909- 9.74 90/5 904/
Wt of mould
(gm)
W
2
7665 7.95 7.95 7.95 7.95
Wt of compacted soil
(gm)
W
3
4161 7/17 7.00 7/65 70.9
Volume of mould
Cm
3
V .69 .69 .69 .69 .69
Wet density of soil,
wet

(gm/Cc)
W
3
/V 4.7- 7..1
.
4.1. 7..- 7..
Dry density of soil,
dry

(gm/Cc)
w/(1+(mc/1!!))
7..6 7.04 7./5 7.0 7.-7

Moisture Content
O&ser:ation 7 4 9 6 5
Wt of container + Wet soil
(gm)
W
1
770 5/ 6- 54 51
Wt of container + Dry soil
(gm)
W
2
71. 5- 66 6. 60
Wt of container (gm) W
3
9/ 94 4. 91 91
Wt of water (gm) Ww / 4 4 9 9
Wt of dry soil (gm) Ws 07 46 75 7. 70
"oisture content ("C) #

( Ww/Ws)$1!! 77.9 /.99 79.99 75.0/ 70.-6
"oisture Content added 4? 6? -? /? 71?
Com$utations and Inter$retation of Results
Maximum Dry
O
M
C
T!e (om$utations after t!e test are as folloin%,"
a. Find out
et
A =9;B %m;C( )l&s;(ft*.
&. Find out
dr#
A
et
;)7Cm(;711*. %m;C( )l&s;(ft*.
(. Find out MCA )=;=s*+711.
d. Dra %ra$! &eteen Dr# densit# and moisture (ontent.
e. Find out O$timum moisture (ontent )OMC* and ma+imum dr# densit#
)MDD*.

Comments,
T!e S$e(ifi( D%ra:it# of soil is ta<en to &e 4.-6/.
Balue of EaF (orre(tion fa(tor is ta<en 7.
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