Diameter of mould, d (cm) = Wt. of rammer (kg) =
Height of mould, h (cm) = No. of layers =
Volume of mould, V (cm3) = No.of blows/layer =
Mass of mould, W (g) =
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| Mass of mould + compacted soil (g) |
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| Mass of compacted soil, Wt (g) |
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Bulk density,  |
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| Average water content, w (%) |
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Dry density,  (g/cc ) |
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| Dry density at 100% saturation (g/cc ) |
1. Calculate the bulk density of each compacted soil specimen.
2. Calculate the average moisture content of the compacted specimen and then its dry density.
3. Plot the dry densities obtained as ordinates against the corresponding
moisture contents as
abscissa, draw a smooth compaction curve passing through them, and obtain the values of maximum dry density (MDD) and optimum moisture content (OMC).
4. On the same graph, plot a curve corresponding to 100% saturation, calculated from 
where S =
degree of saturation, Gs = specific gravity of solids, and gw = unit weight of water.
Results
MDD (g/cc ) =
OMC (%) =