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    The document summarizes key topics from a seminar on soil compaction, including: 1) Soil compaction involves densifying soil through mechanical energy, while consolidation is a long-term process involving expulsion of pore water and complete saturation. 2) The objectives of compaction are to reduce settlements, improve soil strength and slope stability, and improve bearing capacity. 3) Factors affecting compaction include water content, compactive effort, compaction method, soil type, and admixtures. 4) Standard and modified Proctor tests are described which involve compacting soils in a mold with different hammer masses, drop heights, and layers to determine maximum dry density and optimum moisture content relationships

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    The document summarizes key topics from a seminar on soil compaction, including: 1) Soil compaction involves densifying soil through mechanical energy, while consolidation is a long-term process involving expulsion of pore water and complete saturation. 2) The objectives of compaction are to reduce settlements, improve soil strength and slope stability, and improve bearing capacity. 3) Factors affecting compaction include water content, compactive effort, compaction method, soil type, and admixtures. 4) Standard and modified Proctor tests are described which involve compacting soils in a mold with different hammer masses, drop heights, and layers to determine maximum dry density and optimum moisture content relationships

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    The document summarizes key topics from a seminar on soil compaction, including: 1) Soil compaction involves densifying soil through mechanical energy, while consolidation is a long-term process involving expulsion of pore water and complete saturation. 2) The objectives of compaction are to reduce settlements, improve soil strength and slope stability, and improve bearing capacity. 3) Factors affecting compaction include water content, compactive effort, compaction method, soil type, and admixtures. 4) Standard and modified Proctor tests are described which involve compacting soils in a mold with different hammer masses, drop heights, and layers to determine maximum dry density and optimum moisture content relationships

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    SEMINAR ON

    COMPACTION
    BY

    SUVADEEP DALAL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IIT KHARAGPUR, KHARAGPUR JANUARY 2012

    What is Soil Compaction


    Densification of soil by the application of mechanical energy.

    Compaction (i)Short term process. (ii) Elastic settlement occurs. (iii) Reduction of air content at a given water content. (iv) Soil is always unsaturated.

    Consolidation (i)Long term process (ii) Plastic or permanent settlement occurs. (iii) Expulsion of pore water from voids. (iv) soil is completely saturated.

    Method of Compaction
    Cohessionless soils are compacted by

    dynamic method of compaction (vibration). Cohessive soils are compacted by static compaction.

    Objective of Compaction
    Detrimental settlements can be

    reduced. Soil strength and slope stability can be improved. Bearing capacity of subgrade can be improved. Undesirable volume change due to swelling , shrinkage may be controlled.

    Factors Affecting Compaction


    Water content Compacting effort Method of compaction Type of soil

    Addition of admixtures

    Laboratory test
    Proctor Test Standard Proctor

    Modified Proctor

    Standard Proctor Test


    Specification (i) Mass of hammer (ii) Height of drop (iii) Number of drops (iv) Number of layers (v) Volume of mould Description (i) 2.495 Kg (ii) 304.88 mm (iii) 25 (iv) 3 (v) 0.944*10^-3 m^3

    Compactive effort = (2.495)*(9.81)*(304.88/1000)*(3)*(25)/(0.944*10^-3) = 592.7 KJ/m^3

    Modified Proctor Test


    Specification (i) Mass of hammer (ii) Height of drop (iii) Number of drops (iv) Number of layers (v) Volume of mould Description (i) 4.536 Kg (ii) 457 mm (iii) 25 (iv) 5 (v) 0.944*10^-3 m^3

    Compactive effort = (4.536)*(9.81)*(457/1000)*(5)*(25)/(0.944*10^-3) = 2693 KJ/m^3

    Procedure

    Determination of Dry-density Moisture Content Relationship

    Fig.1: Dry Density Vs Moisture Content Relationship

    Effect of Compaction on Soil Properties


    Structure of Soil
    Permeability Shrinkage

    Swelling
    Pore Pressure Compressibility

    Shear Strength

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