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10.2.1 Apparent Relative Density (Apparent Specific 10.3.3.2 Volumetric Procedure:

the apparcnt relative densr$ (appareut Apparent darsity (SSD), kg/mr, (17)
gravlty) as follows:
10.2.3.1 Grattimetric Procedurc: =ffi 9e1.5 &tAtS)
Apparent relative deosity (qpparsot specifc gravity) - A/{B + A -C)
(5)
Apparent density (SSD), b/d, (18)
10.2.3.2 Yolumetric Procedure:
Apparent relative density (apparetrt specific gravity) :...==.=62'!!'9!fl::,."
R) * /)J
quts) 0.e975 Ur2 - l(Jy'sxs - -
(6)
10.4 Absorytion-Calculate the percentage of absorption as
follows:
10.3.1 Density (Oven4ry)-lalculate the density on the
of oven-dry aggregates as follows: Absorption,% : l00l{S - AyA) (19)
10.3.1.1 Grottimetric Proce&ne:
11. Report
Density (OD), kg/m1 * 997 .5 AI(B+ S - C) (7)
11.1 Report density results to the nearest 10 kg/m3, or 0.5
lb/ff, relative density (speciflc gravity) results to the nearest
Densrty (OD), lb/f : 62.27 A/(B + S - C) (8)
0.01, and indicate the basis for density or relative density
10.3.1.2 Volumetric Prccedure: (specific grayity), as either oven-dry (OD), saturated-surface-
Density (OD), kg/*' - 99?.5 Sr Ullylo.ggTs (nz * ftr)l (9) dry (SSD), or apparent.
I I .2 Report the abcorption result to the nearest 0.1 %.
11.3 If the density and relative densrty (specifc gravity)
Densrty (OD),lt/ft3 = 62.27 Sr(l/,yy[0.9975 (& - xr)] (10)
values were determined without frrst drymg the aggregate, as
permitted in 8.2, note that fact in the report.

12. Precision and Bias

Mg/m3 or 62.$ lVtr) as being suffcieatly accurate. 12.1 Precision-1\e estimates of precision of this te$t
10.3.2 Density (Saturated surface-dry)-{alculate the den- method (listed in Table l) are based on results from the
on the basis of saturated surfacedry aggregate as follows: AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory Proficiency Sarnple
10.3.2.1 Gravimetric Procedurc: Progranq with testing conducOed by this test method and
AASHTO Method T 84. The significant difference between the
Density (SSD), kg/m3 : 997.5 Sl(B + S' -C) (11)
methods is that Test Method C 128 requires a saturation period
of 24 a 4 h, and AASHTO Test Method T 84 requires a
Density (SSD), lbld - 62.21 S/(B + S -C) (12) satration period of 15 to
19 h. This difference has been found
to have an insignificant efect on the precision indices. The data
Yo htrn etric P ro e edure: are based on the analyses of more than 100 paired test results
: from 40 to 100 laboratories. The precision estimates for density
- nJ]
thqgpgity (SSD),
k/m3 997.5 Sri[0.99?5 (x2 (13)
were calculated from values determined for relative density
(specific gravity), using the densrty of water at 23'C for the
: Density (SSD), lb/d : 62.27 Sr/L0.997s (& - XJI (14)
conversion.
12.2 Bias-Since there is no accepted reference rnaterial
10.3.3 Apparent Density-lalculate the ap,parent density as suitable for determining the bias for this test method, no
staiement on bias is being made,
tJ Grovimetric Procedurc:

:
(SSD),kg/m3 :997.s A/(B + A - C) (15) 13. Keywords
frn**ta*sity 13.1 absorption; aggregate; aparent density; apparent rela-
'Appareat density (SSD), lb/d - 62.27 A/(B + A -q (16) tive density; densrty; fine aggregate; relative densrty; specific
graYity