Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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Author: Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.17QP
The specific gravity and absorption test (ASTM C128) was performed on fine aggregate and the following data were obtained:
Mass of SSD sand = 500.0 g
Mass of pycnometer with water only = 623.0 g
Mass of pycnometer with sand and water = 938.2 g
Mass of dry sand = 495.5 g
Calculate the specific gravity values (dry bulk, SSD, and apparent) and the absorption of the fine aggregate.
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Q1: B: The specific gravity and absorption test was performed on fine aggregate and the
following data were obtained:
Mass of SSD sand = 500.0 g
Mass of pycnometer with water only = 623.0 g
Mass of pycnometer with sand and water= 938.2 g
Mass of dry sand = 495.5 g
Calculate the specific gravity values (dry bulk, SSD, and apparent) and the absorption of
the fine aggregate.
Three samples of fine aggregate have the properties shown in Table P5.9.
TABLE P5.9
Sample
Measure
A
B
Wet Mass (g)
521.0
522.4
523.4
Dry Mass (g)
491.6
491.7
492.1
Absorption (%)
2.5
2.4
2.3
Determine in percentage: (a) total moisture content and (b) free moisture
content for each sample and the average of the three samples.
The specific gravity and absorption test (ASTM C128) were performed on fine aggregate. The following data were obtained.Given:Mass of SSD sand = 400.0 gMass of pycnometer with water = 520.0 gMass of pycnometer with water plus sand = 850.0 gMass of dry sand = 397.0 gRequired:a) absorption, in percentb) free moisture if the sand in the stockpile has a moisture content of 3%
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