CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR) TEST - Data Sheet

Project
Sample Test Code
Our Reference
Location Reference of Sample
Description of Soil
Date of Report
Max. Dry Density :

at Compaction

2.02
7.62

Mould No.
Surcharge, N
Initial mass of wet soil + mould + base plate (g)
Final mass of wet soil + mould + base plate (g)
Mass of mould + base plate
(g)
Initial mass of wet soil, Mi
(g)
Initial wet density, i
(Mg/m3)
Mass of water absorbed, Mw
% water absorbed = Mw/Mi*100
Penetratio
n
(mm)
0.00
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75

L
44
12280
12746
8105

(g)
%

Piston Load
(Dial Reading)
0.00
0.02
0.04
5.30
6.90
8.30
10.00
10.90
11.20

Actual
Water
Content,%

Soaked

Top 1/3

7.5

Middle 1/3

8.0

Bottom 1/3

8.1

Average

Top
co:wt:
Wet+C
Dry+C
Water
Dry soil
Moistre

Middle
30
509
475.71
33.29
445.71
7.47

35
584
543.27
40.73
508.27
8.01

7.9

Bottom
37
576
535.6
40.4
498.6
8.10

5.00
5.25
5.50
5.75
6.00
6.25
6.50
6.75
7.00
7.25
7.50

Sample 1
Blows/layer
Layers

Height of Soil (cm)

Date of Test
Mould Diameter (cm)
Volume of Mould (cm3)
area of plunger

Proving ring constants

A
-0.000013775
B
0.178366
C
0.0660356

Sample 2

Sample 3

10
5

30
5

65
5

12.7
20/Feb/2012

12.7
20/Feb/2012

12.7
20/Feb/2012

15.2
2305

15.2
2305

15.2
2305
19.63 cm3

Project:

Location Reference of Sample

Compaction Energy
at Compaction
Height of Soil

Rammer

44.5 N Volume of Mould

2305

cm3 No.of Layers

Mould Diameter:

15.2

cm No.of Blows

10

Area of Plunger

19.63 cm Date of Test

20/Feb/2012

(Soaked)

Actual Water
Content,%

7.62
12.70

cm

Mould No.
Surcharge, N
Initial mass of wet soil + mould + base plate (g)
Final mass of wet soil + mould + base plate (g)
Mass of mould + base plate
(g)
Initial mass of wet soil, Mi
(g)
Initial wet density, i
(Mg/m3)
Mass of water absorbed, Mw
(g)
% water absorbed = Mw/Mi*100

L
44
12,280.00
12,746.00
8,105.00
4,175.0
1.81
466.00
11.16%

Wet Density, wet

(Mg/m3)

2.01

Dry Density, d

(Mg/m3)

1.87

Proving ring constant

A (kN)
B (kN)
C (kN)

Penetration (mm)
0

(Soaked)
Piston Load
Dial Reading
(div)
0
0

Top

Bottom 1/3

8.1

Average

7.9

(kPa)
BOTTOM
-0.71
-0.47
-0.24
-0.01
0.46
0.69
0.69
0.93
1.16
1.39
1.62

2.31

2.31

2.75

2.31

2.31

3.00

2.54

2.54

2.08
2.08

3.25

2.77

2.77

2.31

3.50

3
3

3.00

2.54
2.54

3.23
3.46

3.23

4.25

3.46

2.77
3

4.50

3.46

3.46

4.75

3.69

3.69

3.23

4.00

8.0

2.50

3.75

Middle 1/3

Stress

TOP
-0.71
-0.24
0.23
0.46
0.69
0.93
1.39
1.62
1.86
2.08

0.00
0.02
0.04
5.30
6.90
8.30
10.00
10.90
11.20

7.5

-1.3775E-005
0.178366
0.0660356

-0.71
-0.24
0.23
0.46
0.69
0.93
1.39
1.62
1.86
2.08

0.00
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25

1/3

3.00

Penetration

2.54 mm
5.08 mm

CBR Value

0.0%
0.0%

20/Feb/2012

Actual Water
Content,%
7.5
8.0
8.1

7.9