Arab International University

Faculty of Civil Engineering

2012
Title: BMS Practical – Bulk Density of Granular Material -Result Data Issue: 1.0
Sheet

Bulk Density Test

Student name:
Section: Group: 4
Quantity of tested sample: 6890g , 7610g
Date of test:
Sample Description and SAMPLE 1 HAS A BEANY SHAPE
observations: SAMPLE 1 HAS A LENTILS SHAPE

Remarks Results Action

Be sure the measure is empty and Yes Yes
Measure is Clean?
clean No No
Type the shape and dimensions of
D = 15
measure.
cm
cylinder
H = 30
cm
[cm3] 5301.44 Calculate volume of measure
Weight the empty measure and
[g] (to nearest 1g) 12990
record M2.

Shovel test method

Results
Remarks Action
Group # All
Yes Yes measure is located in right place
No No 10cm about under the plate.
let grains fall free from the plat Yes Yes
Put the sample slowly on the plat
into the block until fill it. No No
only one time and take care not to Yes Yes Level the surface of block by the
shake the sample inside the block. No No metallic ruler
The weight of the sample and
[g] (to nearest 1g)
empty measure M1.

Rodding test method

Results
Remarks Action
Group # All
Level the surface with the Yes Yes
Fill the measure one-third full
fingers. No No
25 strokes of the tamping rod Yes Yes
Rod the layer of aggregate
evenly distributed over the surface. No No

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Faculty of Civil Engineering
Title: BMS Practical – Bulk Density of Granular Material -Result Data Issue: 1.0
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Level the surface with the Yes Yes

Fill the measure two-thirds full
fingers. No No
25 strokes of the tamping rod Yes Yes
Rod the layer of aggregate
evenly distributed over the surface. No No
Level the surface with the Yes Yes
fill the measure to overflowing
fingers. No No
25 strokes of the tamping rod Yes Yes
Rod the layer of aggregate
evenly distributed over the surface. No No
such a way that any slight
projections of the larger pieces of
the coarse aggregate Yes Yes
approximately balance the larger No No
voids in the surface below the top
of the measure.
19880 Determine the mass of the
[g] (to nearest 1g)
20600 measure plus its contents M1
Level the surface of the aggregate
with the fingers

Group number
Calculations All Gn

Loss Bulk Density [g/cm3] M 1−M 2

(Shovel Test method) ρb =
V
(to nearest 0.01g/cm3)

Compacted Bulk Density S1 = 1.29

[g/cm3] M 1−M 2
ρb = S2 =1.43
(Rodding Test method) V
(to nearest 0.01g/cm3)
Remarks:

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