Pyay Technological University Department of Civil Engineering GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR) TEST Date Submitted on Experiment No...a om Test : California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test Objective: To introduce the student to a method of evaluating the relative quality of wb grade, subbase, and base soils for pavement. Apparatus :CBR mold, collar, and dial-gage reading to O.0imm or 0.0017, 24.5 of 44.5 NN compaction hammer, base plate, (5.1 cm thick spacer disk), surcharge weights. Compression machine equipped with CBR penetration piso. Procedure = 1 v Aw Prepare approximately 4.5 kg of fine-grained (-) NoA sieve material or 5.5 kg of 19 mm maximum size material to the optimum moisture content of the soil 2s determined by the appropriate compaction effort (compaction test). If i is desired to care the soil for a more uniform moisture distribution, mix the soil with the necessary perorstage of moisture and store in 2 scaled container for about 12 to 24 h prior to the test. ._ Just before making the compacted mold of soil, take a representative water coment (2 least 100g for fine-grained soil) . Weigh the mold less base plate and collar. Clamp the mold to the base plate, insert the spacer disk (the 15.1 *S.1 em soild round isk) in the mold and cover with 2 piece of filter paper. Compact the soil according to ASTM, D698. Take a final representative water content sample from the remaining soil. . Remove the collar and trim the specimen smooth and flush with mold. Using fine- gained soil, patch any hole formed when scraping the specimen flush with mold. For coarse grained soils, use any soil particles for patching which are smaller then the hole. Remove the base plate and spacer disk, weigh the mold~ compacted soil and determine the set unit weight. . Place a piece of filter paper on the base plate, invert the specimen ( so the 5.1 cm exp is on top), and attach the base plate so the soil is in contact with the filter paper on the base. For unsoaked specimens, do steps 9 to 11 next 9. Place sufficient slotted weights (but not less than 4.5 kg) on the sample to stimulate the required overburden pressure. 10. Place the specimen in the compression machine and seat the piston using a seating ML Icad no greater than 4.5kg. Set load and penetration (or deformation) dials to zero. Take penetration readings an outlined in the “General Discussion” and take theRESULTS ON C.B.R. TEST TEST NO: DATE: ----- TESTED BY: --- SPECIFIC GRAVITY -. PISTON AREA: Penetration | Std. Load Load Reading (KN) SOIL SAMPLE LOCATION SAMPLE NO. SAMPLE DEPTH Load (KPa) (mm) (MPa) Top Bottom (%) 0 0.5 ? 1.0 15 2.0 25 69 3.0 4.0 5.0 103 6.0 75 13.0) 9.0 10.0 16.0 GQ 25 127 18.0 Test unit load CBR=_ ——————- x 100% Standard unit load Reading x 88.29 Test unit load= § ————__ Piston Area