Effect of compactive effort and suitability of borrow pit materials for subgrade Department:Civil Engineering By: Arinze1 Project ID: 5403 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe study“Effect of compactive effort and suitability of borrow pit materials for sub-grade, for a soil to be used for any structural purpose or for construction, it must be compacted in order to ensure stability, to avoid settlement and also for long lasting and increase in the shear strength of the soil material. The test carried out is to determine the properties of the soil to know if they possess the required properties or if there should be any stabilization that can be done to improve its properties. The project deals on compaction of soil samples gotten from borrow pit materials using modified proctor equipment which is composed of a rammer of 4.5kg falling freely from a height of 450mm in five equal layers each having a blow 27 of which the maximum dry densities ranged and its corresponding optimum moisture contents (O.M.C) determined from the graph plotted. Also California Bearing ratio test was conducted on the compacted sample of the soil. The principle was to determine the relationship between the force and penetration when a cylindrical plunger of a standard cross-sectional area is made to penetrate through the soil at a given rate. At certain values of penetration, the ratio of the applied force to a standard force expressed as a percentage and defined as the California bearing ratio (C.B.R). KEYWORDS: Sub-grade, suitability, borrow pit, compactive effort. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Civil Engineering project topics and materials you might be interested in»Comparing the compressive strength of concrete made with sand as fine aggregate and with chipping dust as fine aggregate»The comparative study of the compressive strength of concrete made with granite to that made with river round stone (pebble) and local stone»The use of computer in civil engineering»Importance of timber in civil engineering construction»Construction and Installation of a Panel Door»Construction of wardrobe key study on wood work»Effect of street trading on traffic performance and control»Assessment of different types of foundation and their mode of construction»Comparison of soil bearing capacity of different locations in Imo state»Investigation into the suitability of sand and gravel materials commonly used in building construction»Investigating the effect of partial replacement of cement with eggshell powder in concrete production»An investigation in to the causes of cracks in building and possible solutions - a case study of Kukar Gesa community in Katsina metropolis»Determination of the causes, effects of environmental pollution and its possible control within Kwara and Osun state»Suitability of available laterite material in Ilorin East local government area for road construction»Model for prediction of rainfall intensity in Lagos