Spacer Disk: A circular disk of metal 5 15/16 in. diameter and 2.416 in.
height.
Test procedure
11.Place the surcharge weights on the specimens equal to that used during
soaking. Apply load at a rate of 1.3 mm / min and record the load
for penetration of 0.025 in, 0.05 in, 0.075 in, 0.10 in and so on up to 0.5
inches.
12.Stress strain curve: Plot curves between load and penetration for each
specimen. Apply the corrections to the curves if required. Take the
readings of load for 0.1 in and 0.2 in. penetration and find CBR for both
penetrations. The greater values is the required CBR for that specimen.
Also find the dry density for each specimen.
13.CBR = Test load value, divided by, the standard load, multiplied by 100.
14.Design CBR: it is calculated by plotting a graph between CBR values and
dry densities of all the three specimens and then calculating the design
CBR against value of 85 % maximum dry density.
Test results, table ,graphs and calculations
Step 1: Getting the relationship and graph between moisture content and dry
density
Load (lbs)
0.5 mm
1.0 mm
1.5 mm
2.0 mm
2.5 mm
3.0 mm
3.5 mm
4.0 mm
4.5 mm
5.0 mm
5.5 mm
6.0 mm
6.5 mm
7.0 mm
7.5 mm
8.0 mm
8.5 mm
9.0 mm
9.5 mm
10 mm
Penetration (mm)
Load (lbs)
0.5 mm
1.0 mm
1.5 mm
2.0 mm
2.5 mm
3.0 mm
3.5 mm
4.0 mm
4.5 mm
5.0 mm
Penetration (mm)
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
5.5 mm
6.0 mm
6.5 mm
7.0 mm
7.5 mm
8.0 mm
8.5 mm
9.0 mm
9.5 mm
10 mm
Load (lbs)
0.5 mm
1.0 mm
1.5 mm
2.0 mm
2.5 mm
3.0 mm
3.5 mm
4.0 mm
4.5 mm
5.0 mm
5.5 mm
6.0 mm
6.5 mm
7.0 mm
7.5 mm
8.0 mm
8.5 mm
9.0 mm
9.5 mm
10 mm
conclusion
Compaction Effort
10
30
65
Penetration (mm)
SUBGRADE STRENGTH
Poor
3% - 5%
Normal
5% - 15%
Good
COMMENTS
" Capping is required
Widely encountered CBR range
capping considered according to
road category
"Capping" normally unnecessary
except on very heavily trafficked
roads.