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KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND BUILDING ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL AND BUILDING ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

PRATICALS

S/No. NAME REG No. SIGNATURE

1 ATHIYO MARTIN 14/U/1049/ECD/PD

2 AKAMPURIA MACKLEAN 14/U/1087/ECE/PE

3 BAJURIZI TOMSON 14/U/1051/ECD/PD

4 DRANIA DOREEN 14/U/109/ECE/PE

5 !"AKA MARTIN 14/U/7083/ECE/PE

M"ESI!"A JOSHUA 14/U/7188/ECE/PE

7 OYERE MORRIS 14/U/1139/ECE/PE

8 ONYAN! DENIS 14/U/1134/ECE/PE

9 BASOOME #RANCIS 14/U/1051/ECE/PE

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"$ %&'( )* )(+,- M. P+ O($, *. )($ $*.)' +, $&+)&*, )(+) ($ 6) &, $,'.&, )(+) )($

+*.+)*. '$''&*,' *. C*,').)&*, M+)$.&+' %$.$ +(&$$ I, )($ '+:$ .$+.; %$ +.$ .+)$

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DEDICATION

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&,')&))&*, * (&($. $+.,&, *. $$, *6&$ )* )($ $') * *. -,*%$$

S/No. NAME REG No. SIGNATURE

1 ATHIYO MARTIN 14/U/1049/ECD/PD

2 AKAMPURIA MACKLEAN 14/U/1087/ECE/PE

3 BAJURIZI TOMSON 14/U/1051/ECD/PD

4 DRANIA DOREEN 14/U/109/ECE/PE

5 !"AKA MARTIN 14/U/7083/ECE/PE

M"ESI!"A JOSHUA 14/U/7188/ECE/PE

7 OYERE MORRIS 14/U/1139/ECE/PE

8 ONYAN! DENIS 14/U/1134/ECE/PE

9 BASOOME #RANCIS 14/U/1091/ECE/PE

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INTRODUCTION

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B$*.$ )($ T$')' %$.$ *,$ *, )($ S*& S+:6$'; +.&*' L$).$' %$.$ *,)$ M. P+

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT............................................................................................................1

DEDICATION................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................4

DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE ....5

SPECIFIC GRAVITY .

CHALLENGES !

RECOMMENDATIONS ."

REFERENCES 1#

APENDICES....11

MATERIALS

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KYAMBOGO

UNIVERSIT

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LAB TEST NO. 1.1 MOISTURE CONTENT

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T* $)$.:&,$ )($ +:*,) * %+)$. 6.$'$,) &, + '*& $>6.$''$ +' + 6$.$,)+$ *

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$>++)&*, '&, + 6&- +>$ +, '(*$

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T($ S+:6$ %+' )($, %.+66$ +.$ &, + 6*)($,$ +)* 6.$'$.$ )($ :*&').$ *,)$,) +, )+-$, )* )($

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* )($ . '*& :+'' )* )($ ,$+.$') 01 %+' *)+&,$ .*: )($ $

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E6PERIMENT TO DETERMINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOILS

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D&),)()o,.

S6$&& !.+&) * + :+)$.&+ &' $&,$ +' )($ .+)&* * )($ %$&() * + &$,

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CHALLENGES;

L+- * $,*( +*.+)*. $6*'.$ *. 6.+)&+ '-&'

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RECOMMENDATIONS

"$ '$') )(+) )($ D$6+.):$,) '(* $

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REFERENCES

1 L$).$ N*)$' M&'+ D+& =2015@

2 C$,).+ M+)$.&+' L+ T+,+,&+ =2000@

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APPENDICES

1 A66$,&> 1? #&$ P(*)*' O)+&,&, #&$ '+:6$'

2 A66$,&> 2? T+$ 1? M*&').$ C*,)$,)

3 A66$,&> 3? T+$ 2? S6$&& !.+&)

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