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Struv Geodetic Arc & its Future Group 09 1

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  GROUP 09

Muhammad Umar 041

Hassam Ali Haider 045
Shahzad Ahmad 030
Mubasher Shafiq 052
Muhammad suqlain 048

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  OBJECTIVE
Laboratory determination of the moisture content
by mass of soil, rock, and similar materials
(oven drying method)
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 SIGNIFICANCE
• The water content is one of the most significant index
properties used in establishing a correlation between soil behavior
and its index properties.
• Water content of a material is used in expressing the phase
relationships of air, water, and solids in a given volume of material.
• In fine-grained (cohesive) soils, the consistency of a given
soil type depends on its water content.

 STANDARD USED:
ASTM D 2216-10

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 MAX SIZE OF MIN MASS OF
SOIL WET SOIL
PARTICLE
No. 40 sieve ( 425
10-50 gm
mili- micron)

No. 4 sieve (4.75 mm) 100 gm

12.5 mm (1/2 in) 300 gm

25 mm (1 in) 500 gm

50 mm (2in) 1000 gm
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 APPARATUS:-
 Empty clean container
 Moist Sample
 Drying Oven
 Balance accurate to 0.01 g

 SAMPLE:-
Keep the samples that are stored prior to testing in non-
corrodible airtight containers at a temperature between
approximately 3 and 30°C and in an area that prevents
direct contact with sunlight.

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  PROCEDURE
EMPTY CLEAN
EMPTY
CONTAINER
CLEAN
CONTAIN ELECTRIC
E R BALANCE
WEIGHT OF
CONTAINER
(W3)

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 PROCEDURE

CONTAINE MOIST
R SOIL

WEIGHT OF ELECTRIC
CONTAINER + BALANCE
MOIST SOIL (W )
1

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  PROCEDURE

CONTAINER WET

SOIL

OVEN
110OC±5OC

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 PROCEDURE
AFTER 24 HOURS
CONTAINER DRY

SOIL

WEIGHT OF
CONTAINER +DRY
SOIL (W2)
  CALCULATIONS
w =[(Mcws –Mcs)/(Mcs –Mc )] x 100=
(Mw/Ms )x 100
where:
w = water content %
Mcws = mass of container and moist
specimen (g) Mcs = mass of container
and oven dry specimen (g) Mc = mass
of container (g)
Mw = mass of water (Mw = Mcws − Mcds) (
g)
Ms = mass of solid particles (Ms = Mcds
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− Mc) (g)
 Analytical balances are
delicate equipment and
should be handled with care.
 Check balance is level and
avoid dust.
 Drying ovens present a burn
hazard. Use gloves or tongs
before handling things
from drying ovens.

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