CONCRETE: Aggregates

College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology

Department of Civil Engineering
CE 40/L
Construction Materials & Testing
Worksheet Nos. 12-15
TESTING OF AGGREGATES
A Unit Weight, Coarse Aggregate
1
2
3
4
5
6
B

Container + sample, kg --------Container, kg --------------------Sample, kg ----------------------Volume of container, m3 ------Unit weight, kg/m3 --------------Average unit weight, kg/m3 ----

Loose
29.54

Compact
29.77

31.36

31.82

9.45
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9.45
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0.01417
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0.01417

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Specific Gravity and Absorption

Fine Aggregate:
1 Sample, oven-dry in air, g ----2 Sample, saturated surface dry
in air, g ---------------------------3 Pycnometer + water, g ---------4 Pyc + water + sample, g ------5 Specific Gravity (Bulk SSD)
6 Absorption, %

480.1
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1187.5
1493.1
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3
4
5

Coarse Aggregate:
Sample, oven-dry in air, g ------Sample, saturated surface dry in
air, g -------------------------------Sample in water, g ---------------Specific Gravity (Bulk SSD)---Absorption, % --------------------

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1249.3
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% Passing No. 200 by washing

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1
2

1962.8

C Wash on No. 200 Sieve

Fine Aggregate
1 Sample oven-dry, g ------------2 Sample, washed oven-dry, g --

1269.0
1259.0

D Sieve Analysis
Course Aggregate

Sieve Size

Weight Retained, g

2"
1
1

3/8
No. 4
Pan
Total

0
78
892
1843
2064
1070
18
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Soundness

Cumulative Weight
Passing, g
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Percent Passing
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Specifications
% Passing
100
98-100
35-70
10-30
0-10

Use of Magnesium Sulfate

Fine Aggregate
Sieve Size
Passing
Nena G. Zara

Retained

Original
Grading
%

Wt. of Test Fraction,

g
Before
After

Loss, g
(2) (3)

% Passing
Finer Sieve,
Actual % Loss

Corrected
% Loss
(1)/100 x (5)
4

CONCRETE: Aggregates

3/8
No. 4
No. 8
No. 16
No. 30
No. 50
No. 100
Total

No. 4
No. 8
No. 16
No. 30
No. 50
No. 100
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Coarse Aggregate
2
1
1

3/8
3/8
No. 4
Total
F

(1)
8
7
22
31
21
8
3
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0
48
37
15
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Test
(2)
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Test
(3)
95
95
97
93
95

(4)
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(4)/((2) x 100
(5)
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(6)
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1481
978
287

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Organic Test
Color __lighter___ than the standard, therefore_____________________________

G Mortar Strength, 50 mm cube samples

1.

2
3
4

Total Compressive load, N, 7 days

Sample
Standard
a.
49,000
50,400
b.
48,600
51,300
c.
47,700
49,900
Average compressive load, N
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Average compressive strength, MPa
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Strength Ratio, %

H Abrasion Test
1
2
3

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Grading A

Original weight of sample, g ---------Sample retained on No. 12 sieve, g -Abrasion loss, % ------------------------

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4133
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Date submitted:______________________

_____Submitted on due date

_____Submitted late (5% deduction)

Submitted by:
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Name of Student

Nena G. Zara

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Group No.