GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS

DETERMINATION OF pH
DATA SHEET
Project: pH Meter No.
pH Probe no.
Specimen Trimmings Bulk Reference Procedure: ASTM 4972
Source of Material
Determaination No. 1 2 3 4 5
Boring Number
Sample Number
Marker interval
Depth, (m)
Test Number
Water Content of Matching Sample
Container No.
Mass of Container and Wet Soil, (g)
Mass of Container and Dry Soil, (g)
Mass of Container, (g)
Mass of Dry Soil, (g)
Water Content, w (%)
Preparation of pH Specimens
Container No. (Water-Soil Supernatant)
Mass of Container, (g)
Mass of Container and Dry Soil, (g)
Mass of Container, Dry Soil, Water (g)
Container No. (CaCl2-Soil Supernatant)
Mass of Container, (g)
Mass of Container and Dry Soil, (g)
Mass of Container, Dry Soil, CaCl2 (g)

Measurement of pH
pH (4 buffer) Date = 4/9/2009
pH (7 buffer) Date = 4/9/2009
pH (Water-Soil Supernatant)
pH (CaCl2-Soil Supernatant)
Temp. (Water-Soil Supernatant), Co

Remarks

Operation Mat'l Processing Testing Calculation Review

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DETERMINATION OF SOLUABLE SALTS
DATA SHEET
Project: Conductivity Device No.
Calibration Equation (C/C12.5 g/L=A*SS(g/L)^B): A: B:
Calibration Date:
Specimen Trimmings Bulk Reference Procedure: In House
Source of Material
Determaination No. 1 2 3 4 5
Boring Number
Sample Number
Marker interval
Depth, (m)
Test Number
Water Content of Matching Sample
Container No.
Mass of Container and Wet Soil, (g)
Mass of Container and Dry Soil, (g)
Mass of Container, (g)
Mass of Dry Soil, (g)
Water Content, w (%)
Preparation of Salt Concentration Specimen
Container (centrifuge tube and cap) No.
Mass of Container and Wet Soil, (g)
Mass of Container, Wet Soil and Water, (g)
Mass of Container, (g)
Mass of Wet Soil, Mws (g)
Mass of Water, Mw (g)
Mass of Added Water, Maw (g)

Measurement of Soluable Salts

C12.5 g/L (mmho) (Solution Date: 4/9/2009)
Cdw (mmho) (Distilled Water)
C (mmho) (Water-Soil Supernatant)
C/C12.5 g/L
SS (From Calibration Curve)
Measurement of Soil Solids
Container No.
Mass of Container and Dry Soil, (g)
Mass of Container, (g)
Mass of Dry Soil, Ms (g)

Computation of Salt Concentration

Natural Water Content, wN (%)
Prepared Water Content, wC (%) (decimal)
RSS = SS x wC / wn, (g/l)
Remarks

Operation Mat'l Processing Testing Calculation Review

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Date