Standard Method of Test for Surface Moisture in Fine Aggregate AASHO DesicNation: T 142-49 (ASTM Desicnamion: C 70-47) Scope 1, This method of test covers a pro- cedure for determining, in the field, the amount of surface moisture in fine ag- gregate by displacement in water. The accuracy of the method depends upon accurate information on the bulk specific of the material in a saturated surface-dried condition. The same pro- cedure, with appropri: changes in the size of ions of the container, may be applied to coarse aggregate, Apparatus 2, The apparatus shall consist of the! following: (a) Batance.—A balance having a capacity of 2 kg. or more and sensitive to 0.6 g. or less. (b) Flask—A suj j:Able container or flask, preferably of glass or noncorrosive metal. The container may be a pyenom- eter, a volumetric flask, a graduated volumetric flask or other suitable meas- uring device. The volume of the con- tainer shall be from 2 to 3 times the loose volume of the sample. The con- tainer shall be so designed that it can be filled to mark, or the volume of its con- tents read, within 0.5 ml, or less. Sample 8. A representative sample of the fine ples will yield more accurate results, Procedure 4. (a) The surface water content may be determined either by weight or volume, In each case the test shall be made at a temperature range of 65 to (b) Determination by Weight—The container shall be filled to mark with water and the: weight in grams deter- mined, The container sh: ‘water dis- jall be calculated e Ni y the san VeWeti Ww ‘eweight of water dliploced by sample, In grams syfeleht of container flied to mark with Sate r Ws aelehe ‘of samplo; in grams, 0 Weweight of container and siople lle to mark water, In grams. (c) Determination by Volumé.—A vol- ume of water sufficient to cover the sample shall be measured in milliliters and placed in the container. The weighed sample of fine aggregate shall then be admitted into the container and the entrained air removed. The combined volume of the sample and the water shall be determined by direct reading when a graduated flask is used. When a pycnometer or volumetric flask of known. volume is used, the combined volume of the sample and the water shall be de- termined by filling to the mark with a measured volume of water and subtract- ing this volume from the volume of the container. The amount of water: dis-placed by the sample shall be calculated Venthe poi ht te imate We in Section 4) Ellowes Sees at tea rarest eve Yeeve—vs Specie Gravity and Abe : sorpton of Fino Arrezate (A SHO" Dens where: fallen 80, Veowelght of water displaced, in grams, and Vemolume of water deplaced by sample, fo mii. We =wolght of sample, in grams, es, ~sombined volume of sample and wate, fam A Veesembined volume of smple and wate, li oy Vievalume of water requlred to cover sample, In males Calculation If G ts bulk specific gravity of the saturated-eurfaco- sry the aparetato, then 5. The percentage of surface moisture a i in terma of the saturated surface-dry Vom gatas t (Won pet) ever ad fine aggregate and in terms of the weight of wet fine aggregate shall be pavardqit,Gret tetm elves the water dlaplaced by the calculated as follows:* Shae displaced by th eurlace mauture, Pr eeurtaco moisture in terms of saturated dry fine aggregate, In per cent, Pregurface moisture in terms of the fine aggregate, in por eent, bo dorived by almilar reason fom that for Pr since, 1 These formulas a:, readily derived {rom fonshi ‘gonventenco express Pr in ratio 'r, that is, the ratio af the weight of ‘moisture to tho woight of the saturated, surta sample. It follows that: +6)