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Experiment No.

5
Standard Test Method for
SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND ABSORPTION OF FINE AGGREGATE
(ASTM C128-88)
Purpose: This test method covers the determination o !"#$ and apparent speciic %ravit&' 2()2(
C' and a!sorption o ine a%%re%ate. *t determines (ater 2+ h in ,ater) the !"#$ speciic %ravit&
and the apparent speciic %ravit&.
Apparatus Reu!red:
Balance - A !a#ance or sca#e havin% a capacit& o 1 $% or more' sensitive to -.1 % or
#ess.
Pycnometer - A #as$ or other s"ita!#e container into ,hich the ine a%%re%ate test
samp#e can !e readi#& introd"ced and in ,hich the vo#"me content can !e reprod"ced
,ithin cm
(
. A vo#"metric #as$ o 5-- cm
(
capacit& ,ith a p&cnometer is satisactor&
or a 5---% test samp#e o most ine a%%re%ates.
Mold - A meta# mo#d in the orm o a r"st"m o a cone ,ith standard dimensions.
Tamper - A meta# tamper ,ei%hin% (+- 15 % and havin% a #at circ"#ar tampin% ace 25
( mm in diameter.
Preparat!on of Test Spe"!#en:
1 .!tain approximate#& 1 $% o the ine a%%re%ate rom the samp#e "sin% the app#ica!#e
proced"res.
2 /r& it in a s"ita!#e pan or vesse# to constant ,ei%ht at a temperat"re o 11- 5 C.
A##o, it to coo# to comorta!#e hand#in% temperat"re' cover ,ith ,ater' either !&
immersion or !& the addition o at #east 0 1 moist"re to the ine a%%re%ate' and permit
to stand or 2+ + ho"rs.
3 /ecant excess ,ater ,ith care to avoid #oss o ines' spread the samp#e on a #at
nona!sor!ent s"race exposed to a %ent#& movin% c"rrent o ,arm air' and stir
re2"ent#& to sec"re homo%eneo"s dr&in%. Contin"e this operation "nti# the test
specimen approaches a ree-#o,in% condition. 3o##o, the proced"re as %iven "nder the
headin% Cone Test for Surface Moisture to determine ,hether s"race moist"re is
present on the constit"ent ine a%%re%ate partic#es.
4 Cone Test for Surface Moisture - 4o#d the mo#d irm#& on a smooth nona!sor!ent
s"race ,ith the #ar%e diameter do,n. 5#ace a portion o the partia##& dried ine
a%%re%ate #oose#& in the mo#d !& i##in% it to over#o,in% and heapin% additiona# materia#
a!ove the top o the mo#d !& ho#din% it ,ith the c"pped in%ers o the hand ho#din% the
mo#d. 6i%ht#& tamp the ine a%%re%ate into the mo#d ,ith 25 #i%ht drops o tamper to a##
ree#& "nder %ravitationa# attraction. Each drop sho"#d start a!o"t 5 mm a!ove the top
s"race o the ine a%%re%ate. 7emove #oose sand rom the !ase and #it the mo#d
vertica##&. * s"race moist"re is sti## present' the ine a%%re%ate ,i## retain the mo#ded
shape. 8hen the ine a%%re%ate s#"mps s#i%ht#& it indicates that it has reached a s"race-
dr& condition.
Pro"edure:
1. Ma$e and record a## ,ei%ht determinations to -.1 %.
2. 5artia##& i## the p&cnometer ,ith ,ater. *mmediate#& introd"ce into the
p&cnometer 5-- 1- % o sat"rated s"race-dr& ine a%%re%ate prepared and i##
,ith additiona# ,ater to approximate#& 9-1 o capacit&.
(. 7o##' invert' and a%itate the p&cnometer to e#iminate a## air !"!!#es. Ad:"st its
temperat"re to 2( 1.; C.
+. <rin% the ,ater #eve# in the p&cnometer to its ca#i!rated capacit&. /etermine the
tota# ,ei%ht o the p&cnometer' specimen' and ,ater.
Ca$"u$at!ons:
1 Bulk Specific Gravity - Ca#c"#ate the !"#$ speciic %ravit&' 2()2( C' as o##o,s=
<"#$ Sp. >r. ? A / B ! S - C "
8here=
A ? ,ei%ht o oven-dr& specimen in air' %.
B ? ,ei%ht o p&cnometer i##ed ,ith ,ater' %.
S ? ,ei%ht o the sat"rated s"race-dr& specimen' and
C ? ,ei%ht o p&cnometer ,ith specimen and ,ater to ca#i!ration mar$' %.
1 Bulk Specific Gravity Saturated Surface-#ry Basis"= Ca#c"#ated the !"#$ speciic
%ravit&' 2()2( C' on the !asis o ,ei%ht o sat"rated s"race-dr& a%%re%ate as o##o,s=
<"#$ Sp. >r. (Sat"rated s"race-dr& !asis) ? S / B ! S - C "
1 Apparent Specific Gravity - Ca#c"#ate the apparent speciic %ravit&' 2()2( C' as
o##o,s=
Apparent Sp. >r. ? A / B ! A - C "
1 A$sorption - Ca#c"#ate the percenta%e o a!sorption as o##o,s=
A!sorption' 1 ? @( S - A " / A A x 1--
E%per!#enta$ Data and Resu$ts:
Ta!"#ate the data in the %iven Test #ata S%eet
D!s"uss!on: /isc"ss the o##o,in% points a!o"t the test in a!o"t 2 - ( #ines in the %iven Test #ata
S%eet.
1 S.S./. Condition
2 /ierence !et,een !"#$ and S.S./.
3 Apparent speciic %ravit&
Experiment No. 8
Test #ata S%eet
SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND ABSORPTION OF FINE AGGREGATE
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samp#e in air'
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8ei%ht o
p&cnometer
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8ei%ht o
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mar$' C
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