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CATEGORY

Full Open Ended (100%)

DURATION OF ACTIVITY
3 weeks

TOPIC
L1 – Physical Characteristic of Soil

BACKGROUND
Introduction
A comprehensive description should include the characteristics of both the soil material
and the in-situ soil mass. Both soil description and classification require knowledge of
grading and plasticity. This can be determined by the full laboratory procedure using
standard tests.

In this activity, you are required to work in your respective group to determine the
physical properties of a given soil; to identify the appropriate and necessary
apparatus/equipment, and provide the methodology essential to run the experiments in
order to address the given problem. You are also required to read and understand the
laboratory safety as in Appendix A.

Objectives
To characterize and provide the soil name using a standard soil classification system.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the laboratory activities, students would be able to:
1. Determine the appropriate laboratory testing and procedures in order to solve the given
problem.
2. Examine and analyse data acquired from the testing.
3. Name and classify the soil.
REQUIREMENT
The group is required to propose a suitable and related laboratory tests to characterize the
soil and carry out a site observation. Collect a representative soil samples to be used in
the laboratory works. Location of sampling has to be decided and needs to be mentioned
in your report. Suggest the relevant soil physical tests that need to be undertaken and
discuss your decisions in the report. Conduct the experiments, analyze and discuss the
results obtained. The laboratory testing should be conducted within the 3 weeks period
given.

APPROACHES
Apparatus/Equipment
The group must identify the availability of the chosen apparatus in the laboratory before
the right procedures can be identified.

Method
The group is required to look for the relevant procedures in the Standard Methods to carry
out the experiments based on the apparatus availability in the laboratory. The document
should be submitted to the instructor for verification ONE week before the intended
laboratory activities and must be made available throughout the laboratory activities.

Data Observation and Collection


All data observed and collected during the experiment should be clearly written and
appropriately tabulated.

OUTCOMES
Results, Analysis, Discussion and Conclusion
The result should be presented in the technical manner for easy verification. All required
calculations should be performed correctly. All figures and graphs (where appropriate)
must be properly drawn and numbered. The results must be explained and interpreted
and discussed. Sources of error and their impact on the results should be identified.
Precautions methods can be described to overcome those errors in the future.
Conclusion(s) should be drawn from this laboratory activity.
REPORT
Laboratory report should be your group’s actual/original work. The laboratory report
should be neat and well-formatted based on Appendix B. The submission dateline is ONE
week after the end of the laboratory session.

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