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Soils Testing Laboratory
Consolidation Test
Sample No.
Project No.
Location
Boring Tube No.
Depth
Tested by
Description of Soil
Date of Test
[A] Specimen Data
At Beginning of Test
(1)
Type of specimen (check one)
Undisturbed
Remolded
(2)
Diameter of specimen, D
in.
cm
cm 2
(3)
Area of specimen, A
(4)
Initial height of specimen, H 0
in.
cm
cm 3
(5)
Initial volume of specimen, V 0 [i.e., (3) (4)]
(6)
Mass of specimen ring specimen
g
(7)
Mass of specimen ring
g
(8)
Initial wet mass of specimen, M T0 [i.e., (6) (7)]
g
i.e., (8)
d
lb/ft 3
(9)
Initial wet unit weight, 0
c
(5) 62.4
(10)
Initial moisture content, w 0
%
(a)
Initial wet mass of specimen, M T0 [i.e., (8)]
g
(b)
Dry mass of total specimen, M d [i.e., (21)]
g
i.e., (a)
(b)
c
d
(c)
Initial moisture contact, w 0
100
%
(b)
(11)
Dry mass of total specimen, M d , [i.e., (21)]
g
(12)
Specific gravity of soil
i.e., (11)
(12)
(13)
Volume of solid in soil specimen, V s
c
d
cm 3
i.e., (13)
(3)
(14)
Height of solid, H s
c
d
cm
(11)
(3)[(4) (14)]
(8)
c
d
(15)
Initial degree of saturation, S 0
i.e.,
100
%
(Note: Density of water 1 g/cm 3 )
At End of Test
(16)
Can no.
(17)
Mass of can
wet specimen removed from consolidometer
g
(18)
Mass of can
oven-dried specimen
g
(19)
Mass of can
g
317
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