FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIAN ROADS ADMINISTRATION
ROBE-GASERA -GINIR ROAD UP GRADING PROJECT
CONSULTANT: PROMINENT CONTRACTOR:
CLIENT:- ERA ENGINEERING SOLUTION PLC CFHEC
Represent Date of Testing
Location: Wt. of Sand in Cone:(gm)
3
Material Source: Unit Wt of Sand (kg/m )
Layer Description: RFI &T NO.
Construction Layer Tested by: Jointly Solely
DENSITY OF SOIL IN PLACE BY SAND CONE REPLACEMENT METHOD; AASHTO T 191
Test Reference. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UNIT
Test Reference
Depth of Hole cm
3
Max Dry Density (MDD) kg/m
Opt. Moisture Content(OMC) %
Layer description No.
Chainage, station or test pit km
R or G (Robe or Ginir)Side R or G
(RHS,CL,
Test offset for LHS)
Initial Wt. of Sand in Bottle
gm
Wsb1
Final Wt. of Sand in Bottle
gm
Wsb2
Bulk Density
Calculation
[Link] Sand in Hole & Cone
gm
Wsbc= Wsb1 - Wsb2
Wt. of Sand in Hole = Wsh=
gm
Wsbc-Wsc
Wt. of Wet Soil = Wws gm
Volume of Sand in Hole
cc
Vsh=Wsh/Ds
Bulk Density of Wet
gm/cc
Soil(WD)=Wws/Vsh
Container No. No
Determination
Wt. of Wet Soil +Cont =A gm
Moisture
Wt. of Dry Soil + Container =B gm
Wt. of Water = A-B gm
Wt. of Container =C gm
Wt. of Dry Soil =B-C gm
Moisture Content =
%
Mc=(A-B)/(B-C)*100
Compaction
Density of Dry Soil= 3
Kg/m
DD= WD*100/(MC+100)
Degree of Compaction = %
DD/MDD *100
Required degree of compaction (%)
REMARK:
Contractors: Sign, Name & Date Consaltants: Sign, Name & Date
Tested by: Checked by:
[Link], M/Inspector or any
[Link].
Represented
Verified by: Reviewed by:
Material Eng: P/Material Engineer: