UnitWeight

UnitWeight
SignificanceandUse

Oftenusedtodeterminebulkdensityvalues
usedinselectingproportionsforconcrete
mixes
Alsousedformass/volumerelationshipsfor
conversionsinpurchaseagreements
Alsousedannuallyforinventorycontroland
verification

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 UnitWeight
Definition

UnitWeightistheweightperunitvolumeofa
material.

UnitWeight= WeightofMaterial
VolumeofMaterial
Example: U.W.=103.2lbs =103.2pcf
1cf

LooseUnitWeight

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 DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure
Fornominalmaximumsizeof1(37.5mm)or
less,useroddingprocedure.
Fornominalmaximumsizegreaterthan1
(37.5mm),usejiggingprocedure.
Recordweightofemptybucket(tothenearest
0.1lbsor0.05kg).
Dryaggregatesampletoaconstantmass.
Fillbucketfullwithdriedaggregate.
Levelsurfacewithfingers.

DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

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 DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure
Rod1staggregatelayer.
Use25strokesofthetampingrod.
Evenlydistributethestrokesoverthesurface.
Donotallowrodtostrikebottomofbucketforcibly.
Fillbucketfullwithdriedaggregate.
Repeatlevelingandroddingprocedure.
Usemorevigorouseffortthanon1stlayer,but
Donotcausetampingrodtopenetratetoprevious
layer.

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 DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure
Fillbuckettooverflowing.
Repeatlevelingandroddingprocedure.
Levelfinalaggregatesurfacewithfingersora
straightedge.
Makeanyslightprojectionsoflargerpiecesof
aggregateapproximatelybalancethelargervoidsin
thesurface.
Recordweightofbucketandsample.
Calculateunitweightand%voidsofdryrodded
aggregate.

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DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

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DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

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DryRodded UnitWeight
TestProcedure

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TestProcedure

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 UnitWeight
BucketCalibration
Volumeofbucketmustbecalibratedatleastonce
peryear.
Placeathinlayerofgreasearoundtherimofthebucketto
preventwaterleakage.
Recordcombinedweightofemptybucketandplateglass
(tothenearest0.1lbs or0.05kg).

UnitWeight
BucketCalibration
Bucketvolumecalibration,contd
Fillbucketwithwaterandcoverwithplateglass.
Leavenobubblesorexcesswater.
Wipeoffanyoverflowwater.
Recordcombinedweightofbucket,water,andplateglass
(tothenearest0.1lbs or0.05kg).

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 UnitWeight
BucketCalibration
Bucketvolumecalibration,contd.
Recordtemperatureofwater(tothenearest1For 0.5
C).
UseTable1todeterminecorrectunitweightofwaterat
therecordedtemperature.
Calculatethevolumeofthebucket(sameasvolumeofjust
thewater).

UnitWeight
BucketCalibration

Table1
WaterTemperature, F UnitWeight ofWater,pcf
60 62.366
65 62.336
70 62.301
73.4 62.274
75 62.261
80 62.216
85 62.166

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 UnitWeight
BucketCalibration

Bucketvolumecalibration,contd.
A=Weightofemptybucket+plate
B=Weightofwaterfilledbucket+plate
C=UnitWeightofwateratmeasured
temperature

BucketVolume= B A
C

UnitWeight
BucketCalibration

Example:
Weightofemptybucket+plate=1.8lbs
Weightofwaterfilledbucket+plate=34.2lbs
Temperatureofwaterinbucket=70F
UWofwaterat70F=62.301pcf (fromTable1)
BucketVolume=(34.2lbs 1.8lbs)
62.301pcf
BucketVolume=0.52cf

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 AdjustedUnitWeight
%Moisture

Recordweightofwetaggregatesample
Drysampletoaconstantmass
Calculate%moistureofsample:

%Moisture=(WetWt. DryWt.)x100
DryWt.

AdjustedUnitWeight
%Moisture

Example:
Weightofwetsample=125.0lbs
Weightofdrysample=117.9lbs

%M=(125.0lbs 117.9lbs)x100
117.9lbs
%Moisture=6.0%

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 AdjustedUnitWeight
%Moisture

Adjustthedryrodded unitweightfor
moisture
Example:
Dryrodded unitweight=101.2pcf
%Moisture=6.0%
AdjustedU.W.=101.2pcf x1.06
AdjustedU.W.=107.3pcf

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