Performing Soil Compaction in Fort Myers
How to perform Soil Compaction
- Acquire a layered soil sample
- Determine the weight by using the Proctor mold with the base and the collar extension
- Put together the compaction tool
- Place soil in the mold in 3 layers
- Compact the soil with 25 well-distributed blows of a hammer
- With care remove the collar extension and base without distributing the soil
- Determine the weight of the Proctor mold and the soil
- Oven dry the soil for 12 hours which will determine the moisture content
Materials and tools
- 1/30 cubic ft. mold
- 5.5 lb. hammer
- 12" drop
- 3 layers of soil
Soil Compaction Suppliers in Fort Myers
The Home Depot
FT. Myers Lowe's
Vision Ace Hardware
Soil Compaction Contractors in Fort Myers
Advance Testing Co Inc
Environmental Risk Management, Inc.
GFA International, Inc.
