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SOUNDNESS OF FINE AGGREGATE

By Using Sodium Sulphate Solution (Anhydrous Na2SO4 )
ASTM C-88 - AASHTO I 104 - 68

PROJECT: ‫ مدينة العلمين الجديدة‬- ‫إنشاء كومباوند سكني بالمنطقة الشاطئية‬ DATE: 19/11/2020

CLIENT: ‫جهاز مدينة العلمين الجديدة‬ REF No. 12

CONSULTING: OKO - PLAN LOCATION ‫العلمين‬

CONTRACTOR: PETROJET TEST No. 1

Material :- FINE AGGREGATE LAB. REF. QC- 0469

Source of Sand :- ‫ رزق عفش‬/ ‫ المورد‬- ‫الخطاطبة‬

Mass Mass Loss in Loss in Mass
SIEVE SIZES
Original Fraction Fraction Mass Mass Percent

Grading Before After After After Loss

Passsing Retained
Percent Test Test Test (gm) Test (%) (%)

mm (in) mm (in) A B C D E F
9.5 mm (3/8 in) 4.75 mm ( # 4 ) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 0.00
4.75 mm ( # 4 ) 2.38 mm ( # 8 ) 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 0.03

2.38 mm ( # 8 ) 1.19 mm ( # 16 ) 13.3 100 99.5 0.5 0.50 0.07

1.19 mm ( # 16 ) 0.595 mm ( # 30 ) 27.1 100 99.5 0.5 0.50 0.14

0.595 mm ( # 30 ) 0.297 mm ( # 50 ) 44.9 100 99.0 1.0 1.00 0.45

0.297 mm ( # 50 ) 0.149 mm ( # 100 ) 10.7 100 99.0 1.0 1.00 0.11

- TOTAL 0.76%

Total 97.7

Limits according to ASTM C-33 Max. 12%

REMARKS: - NUMBER OF CYCLE: 5 CYCLES

- SOLUTION USED : Sample Treated with Sodium Sulphate (Anhydrous Na2SO4) - (S.G. 1.151 -1.174).

The percentage loss (3.0 %) of the above and next size is used as the percentage loss for this size, since this size contains less than 5% of the original sample as recived.

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