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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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