WORKSHEET FOR FIELD DENSITY TEST
Project Name:
Location: Date:
Kind of Materials: Embankment from Borrow (Foundation Fill) Tested by:
Test Location/ Layer No.:
UNIT WEIGHT OF DRY SAND
(1) Container full of Water 6,595.00 6,595.00 6,595.00
(2) Container, g 3,096.00 3,096.00 3,096.00
(3) Water, g (1) - (2)
(4) Container, cc (3) ÷ 1000
(5) Container, filled with air dry sand, g 8,280.00 8,280.00 8,280.00
(6) Air-Dry Sand, g (5) - (2)
(7) Unit weight of Dry Sand, g/cu.cm (6) ÷ (4)
MASS OF SAND TO FILL FUNNEL
(8) Mass of Jar + Sand, g (Before) 9,515.00 9,515.00 9,515.00
(9) Mass of Jar + Sand, g (After) 8,051.00 8,051.00 8,051.00
(10) Sand in Funnel, g (8) - (9)
LABORATORY NUMBER
MOISTURE CONTENT
(11) Container + wet soil, g S S S
(12) Container + dry soil, g P P P
(13) Moisture, g (11) - (12) E E E
(14) Container, g E E E
(15) Dry soil, g (12) - (14) D D D
(16) Actual Moisture Content, % (13) ÷ (15) x 100 Y Y Y
(17) Average Actual Moisture Content, % 19.80 20.10 19.70
FIELD DENSITY
(18) Total material taken from hole, g 5,161.00 5,153.00 5,161.00
(19) Mass of Jar + sand, g 8,222.00 8,256.00 8,332.00
(20) Mass of Jar + sand, g (after pouring) 2,406.00 2,532.00 2,516.00
(21) Sand to fill hole, cu.cm (19) - (20) - (10)
(22) Volume of hole, cu.cm (21) ÷ (7)
(23) Wet Unit Weight, g/cu.cm. (18) ÷ (22)
(24) Dry Unit Weight, g/cu.cm.(23)÷[1 + (17) ÷ 100]
(25) Laboratory Compaction Test Data:
(Lab. Number 1172-21-NCR)
a) Maximum Dry Density, kg/cu.m. 1.51 1.51 1.51
b) Optimum Moisture Content, % 21.00 21.00 21.00
Degree of Compaction, % (24) ÷ (25a) x 100
Remarks: Required specification for degree of compaction = 95% min.
Certified Correct: Witnessed by: Noted:
