Laboratory Test Sheet
Density by Immersion in water
BS 1377 : Part 2 : 1990
BS 1377 : Part 2 : 1990
Density by immersion in water
Location
Job ref.
Borehole/Pit no.
Soil descriptio
n
n
Type 1 General Granular Materials
Type 2 General Cohesive Materials
Type 3 General Chalk Materials
Type 4 - Landscape Fill
Type 5 - Top Soil
Type 6 - Selected Granular Fill
Type 7 - Selected Cohesive Fill
Type 8 - Miscellaneous Materials
Type 9 - Stabilized Materials
Others
Sample No
Group
Depth
m
Type
Aggregates
Clays
Rocks
Silts
Peats
Soils
Date
Date Format
Default - mm/dd/yy
ISO 8601 - yy-mm-dd
Short - d M, y
Medium - d MM, y
Full - DD, d MM, yy
With text - 'day' d 'of' MM 'in the year' yy
Test method
BS1377: Part 2:
1990: 7.3
Density of wax used (Pp) =
Mg/m3
Sample refernce
Mass of Soil sample(ms)
g
Mass of specimen after filling air voids(mf)
g
Mass of specimen after Waxing (mw )
g
Mass of Wax (mp = (mw - mf))
g
Apparent mass of waxed specimen suspended in water (mg)
g
Volume of Specimen
(Vs) = (mw - mg) - ((mp)/Pp)
cm3
Bulk Density p = Ms/Vs
Mg/m3
Moisture Content
Moisture Content Container No.
Moisture Content
(w)
%
Dry Density
pd = 100p/(100+w)
Mg/m3
Operator
Checked
Approved
Form 2H