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Sand Patch Method PDF
Sand Patch Method PDF
Method
Contents:
Section 1 — Overview..............................................................................................................2
Section 2 — Apparatus.............................................................................................................3
Section 3 — Procedure .............................................................................................................4
Section 4 — Calculations .........................................................................................................5
Section 1
Overview
Effective dates: August 1999–June 2008.
This method describes a procedure for determining the average texture depth of a selected
portion of a concrete pavement surface.
Units of Measurement
The values given in parentheses (if provided) are not standard and may not be exact
mathematical conversions. Use each system of units separately. Combining values from the
two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
Section 2
Apparatus
The following apparatus is required:
♦ Sand spreading tool, a 63.5 mm (2.5 in.) diameter flat wooden disc with a 16 mm (5/8
in.) thick hard rubber disc of the same diameter attached to one face and a short dowel
serving as a handle attached to the other face
♦ Metal measuring cylinder, with a volume of approximately 24.6 mL (1.5 in.3)
♦ Natural silica sand, from Ottawa, Illinois, meeting the following gradation:
• Retained on 420 μm (No. 40) sieve 0%
• Retained on 300 μm (No. 50) sieve 0 to 4%
• Retained on 150 μm (No. 100) sieve 96 to 100%
♦ Ruler, at least 300 mm (12 in.) long, with markings in divisions of 1 mm (1/10 in.)
♦ Wire brush
♦ Soft hand brush.
Section 3
Procedure
The following table describes steps used in the sand-patch method of measuring the texture
depth of concrete surfaces.
Section 4
Calculations
Determine the texture depth T as follows:
4V
T=
π D2
Where:
♦ T = the texture depth in mm (in.)
♦ V = the exact volume of the metal cylinder in mL (in.3)
♦ D = the average diameter of the sand patch in mm (in.).
NOTE: A volume V of 24.6 mL (1.50 in.3) can be obtained by a cylinder 19.05 mm (0.75
in.) in inside diameter and 86.36 mm (3.40 in.) in height.
NOTE: For quick reference, a conversion table relating sand patch diameters, D, to texture
depths, T, can be determined for each sand patch test kit by using the above equation
and the exact volume of the cylinder in the kit.