LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED - ECC DIVISION

Field Density Test By Core cutter Method

PROJECT:- Design ,construction, supply,installation,laying & jointing,testing & commisioning successfully 01 year DLP
& 05 year O&M of 55 MGD intake works , raw water pumping station & raw water twin main package1A. Iradat Nagar, Bawana,Delhi.

CLIENT :-

Delhi Jal Board

REFERENCE DOCUMENT:-

IS 2720,Part-29

Source of material

Max. Dry Density ( Ymdd)

Optimum Moisture Content

Location
Volume of core (V)

CC

Date :-

Representating test strech

Test pit Location

FIELD DENSITY
Wt. of core + soil sample(W1)

(gm)

Wt. of core ( W2)

(gm)

Wt. of soil sample in core W3=W1-W2

(gm)

wet density of material in the core Yb=(W3/V)

(gm/cc)

MOISTURE CONTENT
Moisture content by Rapid Moisture meter(%)

RESULTS
Field dry density Yd=100x {Yb/(100+w)}

(gm/cc)

Percentage of compaction obtained=(100xYd/Ymdd)

% compaction required as per specification

REMARKS

Pass/ Fail

FOR DJB

FOR L&T

gm/cc
%

L&T/DJB/BWTP/Civil FM 19

Example
Step 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

total weight (sample+core cutter)

2954

weight of core

1016

weight of soil sample

1938

wet density

1.938

Moisture percent

0.04

moisture content

1.04

MDD

1.93

dry density

1.863462

% compaction

0.965524

Example
Step 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

total weight (sample+core cutter)

2954

2966

2983

2991

2998

weight of core

1016

1016

1016

1016

1016

weight of soil sample

1938

1950

1967

1975

1982

wet density

1.938

1.95

1.967

1.975

1.982

Moisture percent

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.08

moisture content

1.04

1.05

1.06

1.07

1.08

MDD

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.93

dry density

1.863462 1.857143

% compaction

0.965524

1.85566 1.845794 1.835185

0.96225 0.961482

0.95637 0.950873

2987
1016
1971
1.971
0.09
1.09
1.93
1.808257
0.936921