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Calibration of Speedy Moisture Meter

1. The document describes calibrating a speedy moisture meter by comparing moisture content readings from the meter to actual moisture content values determined through oven drying of soil samples with added water content ranging from 5-20%. 2. Observations were recorded in a table showing moisture content according to the speedy meter and actual values, and it was found the meter readings were sometimes higher or lower than the actual values. 3. The calibration process helps to improve accuracy of the speedy moisture meter by establishing a relationship between its readings and true moisture content.

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Calibration of Speedy Moisture Meter

1. The document describes calibrating a speedy moisture meter by comparing moisture content readings from the meter to actual moisture content values determined through oven drying of soil samples with added water content ranging from 5-20%. 2. Observations were recorded in a table showing moisture content according to the speedy meter and actual values, and it was found the meter readings were sometimes higher or lower than the actual values. 3. The calibration process helps to improve accuracy of the speedy moisture meter by establishing a relationship between its readings and true moisture content.

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JOB NO.

CALIBRATON OF
SPEEDY MOISTURE
METER.
Murtaza Abbas
2007-CIVIL-140
SECTION-D
9/9/2009

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORTARY.


UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECONOLOGY, LAHORE.
CALIBRATION OF SPEEDY MOISTURE
METER

A speedy moisture meter is a handy instrument to determine the moisture


content of soil stratum but it gives the value of moisture content in terms of
wet weight of the soil, wsp. Therefore it is important to convert this value for
dry weight of soil solids, for the sake of accurate results. For quick
determination of moisture content a calibration curve is drawn to compare
values between the actual moisture content and the moisture content shown
by the speedy moisture meter.

Apparatus:
1. Speedy moisture meter.
2. Two steel balls.
3. Pans.
4. Electronic balance.

Procedure:
1- Weigh 200g of soil with an electronic balance.
2- Add water in soil equal to 5% of weight of soil.
3- Mix the water until a uniform mixture is attained.
4- Place this soil in oven to note the dry weight of soil, so that we can
carry out the process of calculating moisture content ‘w’ of soil.

FOR SPEEDY MOISTURE METER:

5- Weigh 26g of the wet soil with the speedy moisture meter balance and
put it in the speedy moisture meter.
6- Check Zero error on the moisture meter.
7- Now, add 2 scoops of calcium carbide in the speedy moisture meter
and follow it with the placing of steel balls (pulverize) inside the
moisture meter.
8- Put the cap back on the moisture meter so that none of acetylene gas
escapes.
9- Start shaking and rotating the moisture meter simultaneously. As a
result the dial under the meter will start moving.
10-Note the value when the dial stops moving. This is wsp expressed as a
percentage.
11-Repeat the same process with further addition of water (8%, 11%,
14%,17%, 20% )

OBSERVATIONS AND CALCULATIONS:

Error in dial gauge of speedy moisture meter = 0.6

Weight of soil in apparatus = 26 gm

Weight of calcium carbide (CaC2) = 24 gm

Dial gauge reading = 12.2

Corrected dial gauge reading = wsp = 12.2 - 0.6 = 11.6

Table 1.1
COMMENTS:

Serial # 1 2 3 4 5 6

Moisture 5 8 11 14 17 20
Content w’
%

Can No. 48 59 97 42 50 92

Empty 13.72 15.62 14.06 15.98 14.03 14.05


weight W1
(gm)

Wet Wt.+ 23.96 31.60 29.55 39.51 34.07 42.35

Wt. of can
W2 (gm)

Oven dry 23.38 30.31 27.85 36.37 30.99 37.37


wt.
W3 (gm)

Moisture 6.00 8.78 12.33 15.40 18.16 21.35


Content ‘w’
%

Speedy 5.6 7.8 11.6 13.4 16.8 25.2


moisture
meter
reading
‘wsp’ %
1. When we use speedy moisture meter in field, it could be a chance
that it gives moisture content more or less than the moisture
content determined by any other method e.g. by oven drying
method.
2. In this experiment we have observed the value of moisture in
percentage obtained by speedy moisture meter sometimes increase
or sometimes decrease from the predetermined moisture.
3. This is because of the fact that either the instrument is too old or it
gives error in dial gauge reading.
4. Also due to availability of only one apparatus in lab we cannot get
much idea about that, but it fulfills the cause.

REMEDIAL MEASURES:

1. There are two ways of getting better results,


i. If the apparatus is old or damaged, it is better to replace it
with new one
ii. Calibrate it. Calibration can be done from some good
laboratory of any institution.

UNDERSTANDING:

This experiment helps us a lot in future life, if we will do some field


job and encounter some problem related to calibration, and then
this performance of calibration through graph makes it easy for us
to calibrate the apparatus in field.

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