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OPERATION
2.5.2 DISTURBED SOIL SAMPLE
The steps below describe how best to saturate the soil sample.
1. Take the soil sample out of the refrigerator.
2. Remove the cover from the noncutting side of the sample ring.
If soil material is protruding above the top of the sample ring, cut off the protruding
material until the surface is flush (planar) with the top of the sample ring.
Cut a little bit at a time along the edge of the sample ring and be careful not to smudge
the surface and close the pores (
).
Figure 14 Cut protruding material level with top of sample ring
3. Place one of the large filter papers on the noncutting side of the sample ring.
Large filter paper
Duct tape
Cutting edge
Noncutting edge
Small filter paper
Bottom
saturation plate
Top saturation plate
Figure 15 Large filter paper