Dry density of soil compaction test by core cutter method and calculations road construction civil engineering new video. Evaluation of laboratory compaction procedures for. Mould has detachable collar and base plate assembly as in the case of standard proctor test. Currently, the procedures and equipment details for the standard proctor compaction test is designated by astm d698 and aashto t99. Compaction factor test for concrete workability method and. The proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the. Proctor 1933 developed a laboratory compaction test procedure to determine the maximum. Standard proctor test or proctor compaction test was the original test devised by an american engineer ralph r. It was developed by road research laboratory in united kingdom and is used to determine the workability of concrete. Standard test methods for laboratory compaction characteristics of soil using standard effort 12 400 ftlbfft 3600 knmm 1 this standard is issued under the. Im 216 guidelines for determining the acceptability of test results. Compaction test proctor test civil engineering notes. Dry density of soil compaction test by core cutter method.
The degree of compaction of soil is measured in terms of its dry density. There are two proctor tests that defined by the american association of. Laboratory compaction curves were developed for nine soils with clay contents ranging from 232 to 385 g kg 1 using the standard proctor test procedure and the proposed procedure, which uses a 54. The modified proctor compaction test is a standard test procedure for compaction of soil using a higher energy of compaction.
Use of proctor compaction testing for deep fill construction using impact rollers conference paper pdf available october 2012 with 7,655 reads how we measure reads. Im 309 determining standard proctor moisture density relationship of soils. Compaction test of soil is also known as proctors test is done to understand compaction characteristics of different soils with change in moisture content. Pdf field application of soil compaction isbel yap. Note 1the equipment and procedures are similar as those proposed by r. Procedure adopted for field compaction control soil engineering. As of now, we are able to fulfill orders but we will keep you posted as the situation evolves.
The degree of compaction of a given soil is measured in terms of its dry density. Consult the current edition of aashto for procedure in its entirety and equipment specification details. The modified proctor test is of great importance and is widely used in the construction of roads, highways, earth fill dams, earth filling, airports, etc. Test procedures texas department of transportation. D 698 00ae1 standard test methods for laboratory compaction characteristics of soil using standard effort 12,400 ftlbfft 3600 knmm1 this standard is issued under the. Dec 24, 2018 standard proctor test used to find the degree of compaction of soil. Astm d698 12e2 standard test methods for laboratory. Astm d1557 07 standard test methods for laboratory. Us army corps of engineers developed modified proctor test which used greater levels of compaction and produced higher densities. The compaction factor is the ratio of weights of partially compacted to fully compacted concrete.
In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern them. Procedure take a representative sample of air dried soil of about 5 kg soil not susceptible to crushing during compaction or 3 kg from 15 kg sample soil susceptible to crushing during compaction passing through 19mm is sieve and mix thoroughly with a. The test made use of a hand rammer and a cylindrical mould with a volume of ft3, and became known as the standard proctor compaction test proctor, 1933. Standard proctor test procedure apparatus calculation. The compaction curve is plotted as done in the compaction test between water content on xaxis and dry density on yaxis. Standard test procedures manual highways and infrastructure. Whether testing in the field or lab, gilson has the soil compaction test equipment you need to perform proctor compaction tests, determining soil moisturedensity relationship and for testing relative compaction and relative density of granular soils. Laboratory compaction characteristics of soil using standard effort. D69812e2 standard test methods for laboratory compaction characteristics of soil using standard effort 12 400 ftlbfft3 600 knmm3 density water content particle size. Proctor showing that for a given compaction effort, the density of soil depends on the type of soil and moisture content.
Modified proctor test was alter adopted by aashto and astm. The proctor compaction test is a test that compacts the soil material at various moisture contents. Proctor soil compaction test procedures, tools and results. Compaction tests results vary with the input compactive effort, usually measured in foot pounds per cubic foot of soil. En 2864 test methods for laboratory reference density and water content. His original test is most commonly referred to as the standard proctor compaction test later on, his test was updated to create the modified proctor compaction. These test methods used to determine the relationship between water content and dry unit weight of soils.
Scope the moisturedensity relationship test is also called the proctor test. Compaction test light weightstandard proctor compaction is 2720part vii1980 reaffirmed2011. The maximum dry density of soil occurs at optimum moisture content omc. The optimum water content owc is the amount of water required to produce a maximum dry density mdd from the test procedure. In this test, the compaction energy is equal to 56,250 ft. Use of proctor compaction testing for deep fill construction using impact rollers. D1557 07 standard test methods for laboratory compaction characteristics of soil using modified effort 56,000 ftlbfft 3 2,700 knmm 3, compaction characteristics, density, impact compaction using modified effort, laboratory tests, modified proctor test, moisturedensity curves, soil compaction. D 4914 test methods for density of soil and rock in place by the sand replacement. The proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density. Equipment cylindrical mold measuring 105 mm in diameter, 115. Jun 05, 2012 standard method for sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregates astm c6 duration.
The test made use of a hand rammer and a cylindrical. This focused attention on the importance of subgrade compaction, leading to the modified proctor compaction test in 1946. Internal diameter of mould 100 mm, height of mould 127. Compaction of finegrained soils using the proctor method charuni kurumbalapitiya writers comment. Standard road plan ew102 in the reference manual shows where unsuitable soils are. A test to provide data on the compaction characteristics of soil was.
Compaction test of soil is carried out using proctors test to understand compaction characteristics of different soils with change in moisture content. D1557 12 standard test methods for laboratory compaction characteristics of soil using modi. The proctor compaction test is a laboratory method of experimentally determining the optimal. Currently, the proctor test is used primarily by civil engineers to. Soil compaction test equipment proctor soil density. The dry density is maximum at the optimum water content. Perform a onepoint proctor test for each and every compaction test. Pdf use of proctor compaction testing for deep fill construction. For the purpose of this test method, finegrained soils include all soil materials having more than. Writing a technical description for an engineering process posed the daunting task of identifying a process that captures the essence of the diverse profession. This test method determines the relationship between the moisture content and the density of soils compacted in a mold.
Create pdf files without this message by purchasing novapdf. Obtain a soil sample from the area that was directly under the gage during the inplace density and moisture measurement. Pdf use of proctor compaction testing for deep fill. Compaction is the process of densification of soil by reducing air voids. Compaction of fine grained soils using the proctor method. Generally before any soil compaction occurs various samples of the proposed embankment or fill is analyzed in the lab. The test now known as the british standard light compaction test is very similar, although the equipment used differs in some details. Continue this series of determination until there is either a decrease or.
Jul 26, 2018 in this video we will see how to do the proctor compaction test as indian standard for heavy compaction. The procedure is repeated by compacting the soil at different water contents, as in compaction test, and determining the penetration resistance at each water content. Compaction is the process of densification of soil by reducing air. Compaction characteristics of soil astm d1557 proctor compaction test prepared by. Obtain a soil sample from the area that was directly under the gauge during the inplace density and moisture measurement. We are closely monitoring the changing situation with the covid19 virus outbreak. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Indian institute of technology gandhinagar department of. Laboratory compaction of soils using a small mold procedure. The standard proctor approximates the compaction effort achieved by earlier generations of compaction equipment. Soil compaction test standard astm d698aashto t99 modified astm d1557aashto t180 method ab cab c material.