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COMPACTION TEST (IS-2720-PART-8)
MODIFIED PROCTOR COMPACTION TEST OR

HEAVY COMPACTION TEST (IS-2720-PART-8)
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Objective
To determine moisture content and dry density relationship using heavy compaction or
modified compaction method as per IS-2720-Part-8.
Apparatus
Metal mould (volume = 1000 cm3)
Balance (capacity = 10 kg, least count = 1g)
Oven (105 to 1100C)
Sieve (19 mm)
Metal rammer (weight = 4.9 kg)
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Compaction Mould and Rammer
Procedure
1. Dry the soil sample by exposing it to air or sun light.
2. Sieve the air dried soil through 19 mm sieve.
3. Add suitable amount of water with the soil and mix it thoroughly. For sandy and
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gravelly soil add 3% to 5% of water. For cohesive soil the amount of water to be
added should be 12% to 16% below the plastic limit.
Weigh the mould with base plate attached to the nearest 1g. Record this weight as W1.
Attach the extension collar with the mould.
Compact the moist soil into the mould in five layers of approximately equal mass, each
layer being given 25 blows, with the help of 4.9 kg rammer, dropped from a height of
450 mm above the soil. The blows must be distributed uniformly over the surface of each
layer.
After completion of the compaction operation, remove the extension collar and level
carefully the top of the mould by means of straightedge.
Weigh the mould with the compacted soil to the nearest 1 g. Record this weight as W2.
After weighing remove the compacted soil from the mould and place it on the mixing
tray. Determine the water content of a representative sample of the specimen. Record
the moisture content as M.
Broken up the remainder of the specimen and repeat step 5 to step 9 by adding suitable
increment of water to the soil. For sandy and gravelly soils the increment in general is
1% to 2%. For cohesive soils the increment in general is 2% to 4%.
The total no. of determinations made shall be at least five, and the moisture contents
should be such that the optimum moisture content, at which the maximum dry density
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occurs, is within that range.
Calculation
Bulk density, b in g/cm3 of each compacted specimen is calculated from the following
equation.
b = (W2-W1)/Vm
where,
W1 = Weight in g of mould + base plate
W2 = Weight in g of mould + base plate + soil
Vm = Volume of mould i.e. 1000 cm3.
Dry density, d in g/cm3 of each compacted specimen is calculated from the following
equation.
d = 100 b/(100+M)
Where,
b = Bulkdensity of soil in g/cm3.
M = Moisture content of soil
Graph
The dry densities, d , obtained in a series of determinations is plotted against the
corresponding moisture content M. A smooth curve is then drawn through the resulting
points and the position of the maximum on this curve is determined, which is called
maximum dry density (M.D.D). And the corresponding moisture content is called
optimum moisture content (O.M.C.).
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