Lab 4 Preliminary Results and Comparison

Group C

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Unit Mass
Saturated surface-dry (SSD) (B) g 1594.8
Submerged mass (C) g 939
Dry Mass (A) g 1554.0

BULK DENSITY (LOOSE)

Unit Measurement
Empty Measure Mass g 4853
Measure + Water mass g 14299
Water Temperature C 22.4
Density of Water g/cm^3 .99768
Volume of Measure cm^3 9468
Mass of measure + aggregate g 17706

BULK DENSITY (COMPACTED)

Unit Measurement
Empty Measure Mass g 4857
Measure + Water mass g 14250
Water Temperature C 22.2
Density of Water g/cm^3 .99772
Volume of Measure cm^3 9414
Mass of measure + aggregate g 18123

RESULTS

Unit Calculation
Bulk Unit Weight (Loose) g/cm^3 1.36
Bulk Unit Weight (Compacted) g/cm^3 1.41
Oven Dry Specific Gravity 2.37
SSD Specific Gravity 2.43
Apparent Specific Gravity 2.53
Absorption % % 2.63