Analysis Study of Soil Materials Based on Different Moisture Measurements

International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

© 2023 by SSRG - IJEEE Journal

Volume 10 Issue 10

Year of Publication : 2023

Authors : Ahmed Amin Jubair, Yousif Al Mashhadany

10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V10I10P109

How to Cite?

Ahmed Amin Jubair, Yousif Al Mashhadany, "Analysis Study of Soil Materials Based on Different Moisture Measurements," SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 10,  no. 10, pp. 75-88, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V10I10P109

Abstract:

Rapid determination of the moisture content is usually required for the control testing of the soil materials used in the construction of earthworks such as embankment dams and roads. This Investigation examines the reliability and accuracy of the microwave drying method in determining the moisture content for different soil types and conditions; the soils considered included clean, silty and clayey sand soils and clay soils with low to very high degrees of plasticity. Many calibration tests were carried out on samples carefully prepared to investigate the main factors that affect the determination of moisture content in the microwave oven; these factors include the drying time, the total mass of soil specimens, the arrangement of specimens inside the oven and the type of the microwave oven used for testing. The standard and microwave oven methods were applied to perform moisture content tests on many samples initially prepared at different moisture conditions from seven other sand and clay soil types. The analysis of study results yielded relationships with an extremely high correlation between the data measured by the two test procedures for all soil types tested. Using the developed correlation relationships, the microwave method was applied for performing more than 500 control tests while constructing a 1.2 km earth embankment length for Al Garah 2 dam heightening. The microwave oven method proved to be a convenient and accurate means of determining soil moisture content quickly (15 min).

Keywords:

Moisture measurements, Soil materials, Investigation examines, Microwave testing, Soil Specimens.

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