Soil Mechanics lab
Objective
Application of theoretical and experimental procedure of soil mechanics is the primary objectives of this lab. This include: identifying site condition, evaluation of loose rocks as construction material, and describing and determining the mechanic features of the soils.
Other lab objectives are: description and calculation of stress (tension), deformation and fracture conditions with regards to the structural features of soils, and stability analysis of foundation and retaining structures.
Main Experiments
· Water Content Determination
· Density (Unit Weight) Determination
· Specific Gravity (Particle Density) Determination
· Grain Size Analysis (Sieve and Hydrometer Analysis)
· Atterberg Limit Tests (LL, PL & SL)
· Moisture-Density Relation (Compaction) Test
· Two types of compaction tests:
(1) The Standard Proctor Test,
(2) The Modified Proctor Test.
Equipments
1- General equipments
· Electrical digital oven with 500 liter capacity (1)
· Electronic laboratory balance (capacity 45000×0.01 gram) (1)
· Electronic top loading balance 20000 × 0.1 g (1)
· Specimen Cutting Machine
· Glass & plastic ware
· Containers for moisture (cans) with 50×50mm dia, height (100)
· Thermometers (3)
· Watches & Clocks (3)
· Sample trays
· Aspirators
· Spatulas with wooden handle
· Additional Equipments (Buckets, Dishes, rubber hammers, gloves, bags, beakless, funnel...)
· Desiccator with 300 mm (2)
2- Equipments for physical properties determination
3- Equipments for physical classification properties
(ASTM D4318 - AASHTO T89 - BS 1377)
4- Equipments for mechanical properties determination
(ASTM 2435 – AASHTO T216 - BS 1377:5)
(ASTM D3080 - AASHTO T236 -BS 1377:7)
