TECHNICAL BULLETIN EBE-02
Soil Test Reports – Eltham Soil Type

AMCER principally uses the services of Swinburne University of Technology to verify soil properties of its Eltham Soil Type Pressed Earth Bricks.
The results of the Report No. EC/GE 9624 are reproduced below

Contents

Note
List of Methods

1
Atterberg Limits Test Results

2
Modified Compaction results

3

Note 1 - List of Methods

Method number
(As numeric)		 Title

Note No.
1289.2.1.1 Method B1.1: Soil moisture content tests.
Determination of the moisture content of a soil.
Oven drying method (Standard method)

2
1289.3.1.2 Method C1.2: Soil classification tests.
Determination of the liquid limit of a soil.
One point method (Standard method)

2
1289.3.2.1 Method C2.1: Soil classification tests.
Determination of the plastic limit of a soil.
(Standard method)

2
1289.3.3.1 Method C3.1: Soil classification tests.
Calculation of the plasticity index of a soil.
(Standard method)

2
1289.3.4.1 Method C4.1: Soil classification tests.
Determination of the linear shrinkage.
(Standard method)

2
1289.3.6.2 Method C6.2: Soil classification tests.
Determination of the particle size distribution of a soil.
Analysis by sieving in combination with hydrometer analysis (Subsidiary method)

3
1289.5.2.1 Method E2.1: Soil compaction and density test Determination of the dry/moisture content relation of a soil using modified compaction.
(Standard method)

4
Table (A) Calculation sheet for Atterberg Limits results

5
Table (B) Calculation sheet for Hydrometer Analysis result

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Note 2 - Atterberg Limits Test Results

Sample Identification

Laboratory Sample No.
Eltham Soil Type

AP 046
Type of Test

Result as a percentage
Liquid Limit

27.0
Plastic Limit

18.7
Plasticity Index

8.3
Linear Shrinkage

4.5
Depth of Sample

Not Applicable


Note 3 - Modified Compaction Results

Bulk & Dry Density Determinations

Test No.

1

2

3

4

5
Mass of Compaction mould/tin gm 6501 6544 6584 6603 6632
Mass of Compaction mould gm 4494 4494 4494 4494 4494
Mass of Soil 2007 2050 2090 2109 2138
Wet Density t/m 3 2.122 2.167 2.209 2.229 2.260
Dry Density t/m 3 2.016 2.028 2.055 2.050 2.039

Moisture Content Determinations
Test No.

1

2

3

4

5
Tin No. 20 25 8 7 24
Mass of Tin + Wet Soil gm 2156 2175 2225 2240 2283
Mass of Tin + Dry Soil gm 2056 2044 2079 2070 2074
Mass of Tin gm 149 130 135 132 146
Mass of Moisture gm 100 131 146 170 209
Mass of Dry Soil gm 1907 1914 1944 1938 1928
Moisture Content as percentage 5.24 6.84 7.51 8.77 10.84

Maximum Dry Density = 2.055 t/m3
Optimum Moisture content = 7.50 %