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DETERMINATION OF % SILT CONTENT IN FINE AGGREGATES-Silt content test describe below is field test to find out volumetric percentage of silt in fine aggregates. More detail and accurate test is describe in IS 2386 – Part 2. However generally field test procedure describe below is used as this is quick and simple method which …

DETERMINATION OF % SILT CONTENT IN FINE AGGREGATES
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DETERMINATION OF WATER CONTENT OF SOIL (As per IS: 2720-Part 8-1983 and reaffirmed on 2006) The term water content of a soil specimen means the ratio expressed as a percentage of the weight of water in a given soil mass to the weight of the soil solid under a specified testing condition. Water content = …

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Bulking of sand Moist sand occupies larger volume if loosely filled in, than dry sand. Due to moisture, thin film  of water forms around sand grain which results in increase of volume. This effect of increase in volume (if loosely filled in) due to moisture content is called “Bulking of sand”. The bulking of sand …

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