Specific Gravity of soil By Pycnometer Method
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Specific Gravity of soil By Pycnometer Method
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Test Procedure-
(1.) Make sure that the reading on the balance is initially zero after kept a paper.
(2.) Weight 200 gm of soil sample.
(3.) Now, weight pycnometer (with top) and take the 1st reading (W1). W1=571 gm
(4.) Then fill the pycnometer with soil, weight it and take the 2nd reading (W2). W2=774 gm
(5.) Now, add water to the soil, till completely fill the jar.
(6.) Then weight the pycnometer (Water +Soil) and take the 3rd reading (W3). Kept the top on jar. W3=1628 gm
(7.) Then waste the mixture and refill the pycnometer with water only.
(8.) Weight the water with pycnometer and their top and take the 4th reading (W4). W4=1530 gm
(9.) Put all these values in this formula.
W2-W1/(W4-W1)-(W3-W2)
Where,
W1=Empty weight of pycnometer
W2=Weight of pycnometer +Soil
W3= Weight of pycnometer +Soil +Water
W4=Weight of pycnometer +Water
(10.) Now, Put the all values,
=774-571/(1530-571)-(1628-774)
=203/959-854
=1.933
Note:-
(A.) If the answer is
2.68-2.72 It is silt.
2.47-2.58 It is clay.
2.34 It is bentonite.
126-1.80 It is peat.
(B.) The specific gravity of soil (Silt, Lime, Clay, Bentonite and Peat) will always be in between 0 to 3.
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