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LAB 1 - MOISTURE CONTENT IN SOILLAB 2 – SPECIFIC GRAVITY
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LAB 1 - MOISTURE CONTENT IN SOILSAMPLES
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PURPOSE
I!#ort"t for #erfor!$"% &e$%'t-(o)u!e *)*u)t$o"s
Is %oo+ !esure of t'e s'r$",-s&e))#ote"t$) "+ stre"%t'
*'r*ter$st$*sof *o'es$(e so$)s e% *)ys
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MOISTURE CONTENT – MASS RELATIONS.IP
Rt$o of Mss of /ter to Mss of So)$+
Mss of !o$st So$) 0 /ter Mss So)$+Mss
After +ry$"% !o$st so$) &e *" *)*u)te
t'e !ss of t'e &ter $" t'e so$)3 /ter Mss 0 Mo$st So$) Mss –
4ry So$)
Mss
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MOISTURE CONTENT
A)so ,"o&" s &ter *o"te"t
Ofte" &e e5#ress !o$sture *o"te"t 6&78 s #er*e"t%e
C" r"%e fro! fe& #er*e"t $" +rys"+s u# to !ore t'" 1997 $"
so!e*)ys "+ :997 $" so!e or%"$* so$)s Not to ;e *o"fuse+ &$t'
4e%ree of
Sturt$o" 6Vo)u!e Re)t$o"s'$#8
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E8 4$stur;e+ Mo$st So$) S!#)es
6>8 Mo$sture C"s E5*(t$o" Too)s Mesur$"% St$*,
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LAB 2 – SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOILPARTICLES
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY
4e"ote+ s Gs
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY
Rt$o of t'e +e"s$ty of so$) so)$+s to t'e +e"s$ty of&ter
/ter (o)u!e $s eu$()e"t to t'e (o)u!e of so)$+s S'o&s
'o& !u*' 'e($er so$) #rt$*)e $s *o!#re+
to &ter
Co!!o" Gs for S"+ 2: 6
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Pro*e+ure
