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    Standard Method of Test for y Relations of Soils Moisture-Densit mmer and Using a 4.54-kg (10-Ib) Ra a 457-mm (18-in.) Drop AASHTO Designation: T 180-15 relationship between the moisture content and ize with a 4.54-kg (10-Ib) rammer .edures are provided as follows: determining the ‘a given mold of a given si 8 in.), Four alternate proc Id: Soil material passing a 4.75-mm (No. 4) sigwe This method of test is intended for density of soils when compacted in dropped from a height of 457 mm (1 Method AA 101.60-mm (4-in.) mol Sections 4 and 5 ‘Method BA 152.40-mm (6-in.) mold: Soil material passing a 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve Sections 6 and 7. Method C—A 101.60-mm (4-in.) mold: Soil material passing @ 19.0-mm (0.75-in.) sieve Sections 8 and 9. Method D—A 152.40-mm (6- Sections 10 and 11 .) mold: Soil material passing a 19.0-mm (0.75-in.) sieve .d in the specifications for the material being tested. Ifno 1.2. The method to be used should be indicate method is specified, the provisions of Method A shall govern 13. This test method applies to soil mixtures that have 40 percent or less retained on the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve, when Method A or B is used and 30 percent or less retained on the 19.0-mm (0.75-in.) sieve, when Method C or D is used. Material retained on these sieves shall be defined oversize particles (coarse particles). If the test specimen contains bversized particles, dry density and moisture corrections must be made in accordance with Annex Al 15. Ifthe specified oversized particle maximum percentage is exceeded, other methods of compactio control must be used. Note 1—One method for the design and control of the compaction of such soils is to use a test fi to determine the required degree of compaction and a method to obtain that compaction. Then use a method specification to control the compaction by specifying the type and size of compaction equipment, the lift thickness, and the number of passes. ‘The following applies to all specified limits in this standard: For the purposes of determining conformance with these specifications, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off “to the nearest unit’’ in the last right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting value, in accordance with ASTM E29. 1.6. 17. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. ate T 180-1 _gifERENCED DOCUMENTS~ _ standart: Cloth Sieves for Testing p, M92. Wie 1 231, Weighing Devices Used in the MoM 19, Bulk Density (“Unit Wei Sih”) and Voids . . es Testing of Mate 7 45, Specific Gravity and cia 4 7855 1 and Absorption of . Coatse Aga cn SBBteEate Aggregate . Moisture Testet Is by Means or cng seducing Samples of Ag, alcium Carbide 4g 7248, Reducing SAMPIES oF ABEregae to Tesi de Gas Pressure 5 125s, Total Evaporable Moistre Cont ing Size £1265 Laboratory Determination orm "nt Of Aggregate by Dr oisture Contem of Soils. 5 of Soils 7310, InPlace Density and Moisture Cont Methods (Shallow Depth) tent of Soil and Soil-Ay il-Aggregate by Nuclear gst Standards: ‘p2t68, Standard Practices for Calibratio n of Laboratory. ‘Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors 9, Standard Practice for Using Si pecifications ificant Dit icant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformat embly (Mold, Collar, and Baseplate)—} red with dimensions and capeciee showin Sau be solid wall. metal eslinders They shall have a detachable collar cu anes preparation of compacted specimens of soil-water mites oft Sevieategncnd Fee The mold and collar shall be so constructed that i can be fastened finly ta detachable ce made of the same material (Note 2). The base plat shall be plane to 0.13 min . {tos in) as shown in Figures 1 and 2. : Note 2 Altemate types of mold assemblies with volumes as stipulated herein may be used, provided the test results are correlated with those of the solid-wall mold on several sel types and Foie oistace-density results ae obtained. Record of suc correlation tal bs maintained the sa available for inspection when alternate types of mols are used ‘Mold Ass rmanufactu ‘and 2 below. sm (0,0333 + 0.0005 ft) shall have an inside ‘and a height of 116.40 + 0.50 mm (4.584 me of 0.000943 + 0.000014 “Calibration of Measure” Molds having 2 volut Fiameter of 101.60: 0.40 mn (4.000 + 0.016 in.) 018 in) Figure 1). Determine mold volume in accordance with the section of T 19M/T 19 for Unit Mass of Aggregste- * inside. 002124 + 0.000025 19 ft) shall have an inst ‘ght of 116.40 + 0.50 mm (4.584 * Jiameter of 152.40 + 0.70 mn (6.000 + 0.026 in) and a heig! 402 a 0.018 in.) (Figure 2). Determine ‘mold volume in accordance ‘with the “Calibration of Measure sation of'T 19M/T 19 for Unit Mass of Agsreeete Molds having a volume of 0. ee Lssias sors 21270 101,60 4 0.40.0 ~ this volume to be | d'y90983'1'0,000014 rm? - 2 6.354127 | “Waa: ae i 65.102 258 ————__| ~~ 38.102 Section AA orael 3 g A wing Nut (4) B stud (2) © Hanger (4) 1D. Weld (Top and Bottom of Each Hanger) E Collar (1) F Mold (1) G Base Piate (1) +} 182.40 22.54, Location of Studs in Base Plate 1. All dimensions shown in millimeters unless otherwise noted 2, Hanger on the mold portion only cannot extend above the midheight line. 3. Figure | is t be used for all compaction molds purchased af 4. Not to seale. Notes: Figure 1—Cylindrical Mold and Base Plate (101.60-mm Mold) TS-1b T 180-3 218002254 —————* Section A-A, Pata | }-} 20320254 ———4 Location of Studs in Base Plate ‘shown in millimeters unless otherwise noted. nly cannot extend above the midheight Hie raion molds purchased afer the pabization ofthe 21st on Al dimensions are 2 Hanger onthe mold portion 1 Figur 2st be used forall compa ‘Ntoseale. fire 2—Cylindrical Mold and Base Plate (152.40- T7804 AASHTO Ip _ a Me (aman mm Mold) — Table 1—Dimensional Equivalents for Figure 1 SRS 0 aa sos = i a in Sat ame 19K 137 0700 + 7950 T0795 +177 4359 CORR 6358127 0.250: 0.050 ae 0.800 11430 £2.54 4500 0.109 162 03100 6.104 2.54 1.500 + 0.100 1643 +013, 43843 0095 paren ae somone 2.000 « 0.028 15240 +254 6000069 12704284 ea ae 237520050 65.10.4254 6500 +0100 ToWOR = onmaE A oo 4.000 v.016 ims 2.34 6800 + o100 Table 2—Dimensional Equivalents for Figure 2 nase 01284 0035 T7784 127 ‘0.700 = 0.050 T5240 = 066 $000 Oe ely oat 2032 0800 158.75 2127 62500059 was 50 £ 0.050 38.1022.54 1.500 + 0.100 165.10 £2.54 6500+ 0109 ae 0300 50804064 2.000 + 0.025, im2.72 2254 6800+ 0.109 paeee 0.375 0025 60334127 2.375 +0.080 20323 4254 £8000 0.109 : 0.500 + 0.100, 116434013 4.5844 0.005, 213902254 8500 £0.10 (0.002124 0.000025 m” 00750 0.0000 3.2. Ey 3.2.2. TS-1b Rammer: Manually Operated—Metal rammer with a mass of 4.536 + 0.009 kg (10.00 + 0.02 Ib) (Note 3) and having a flat circular face of 50.80 mm (2.000 in.) diameter with a manufacturing tolerance of 40.25 mm (40.01 in.). The in-service diameter of the flat circular face shall be not less than 50.42 mm (1.985 in.). The rammer shall be equipped with a suitable guide sleeve to control the height of drop to a free fall 457 + 2 mm (18.00 + 0.06 in.) above the elevation of the soil. The ‘guide sleeve shall have at least four vent holes, no smaller than 9.5-mm (0.375-in.) diameter, spaced approximately 90 degrees (1.57 rad) apart no smaller than 9.5-mm (0.375-in.) diameter, from each end, and shall provide sufficient clearance so the free fall of the rammer shaft and head is unrestricted. Mechanically Operated—A metal rammer that is equipped with a device to control the height of drop to a free fall of 457 + 2 mm (18.00 + 0.06 in.) above the elevation of the soil, and uniformly distributes such drops to the soil surface (Note 3). The rammer shall have a mass of 4.536 = 0.009 kg (10.00 + 0.02 Ib) (Note 2), and have a flat circular face of 50.80 mm (2.000 in.) diameter with a manufacturing tolerance of +0.25 mm (£0.01 in.). The in-service diameter of the flat circular face shall be not less than 50.42 mm (1.985 in.). The mechanical rammer shall be calibrated by ASTM D2168 to give the same moisture-density results as with a manually operated rammer. Note 3—The mechanical rammer apparatus shall be calibrated with several soil types and the mass of the rammer adjusted, if necessary, to give the same moisture-density results as with the manually operated :ammer. It may be impractical to adjust the mechanical apparatus so the free fall is 457 mm (18 in.) each time the rammer is dropped, as with the manually operated rammer. To make the adjustment of free fall, the portion of loose soil to receive the initial blow should be slightly compressed withthe rammer to establish the point of impact from which the 457-mm (18-in.) drop is determined; subsequent blows on the layer of soil being compacted may all be applied by dropping the rammer from a height of 457 mm (18 in.) above the initial-setting elevation, or when the mechanical apparatus is designed with a height adjustment for each blow, all subsequent blows should have # rammer free fall of 457 mm (18 in.) measured from the elevation of the soil as compacted by the previous blow. A more detailed calibration procedure for laboratory mechanical rammer soil compactors can be found in ASTM D2168. T1805 ‘AASHTC ‘e-—The circular fa sor Face" Ce rammer 9 pen ie pve ep al pe te shall have an area equal qo yee ot al ne (POF Fee usd ny faces a a a i crthen od ler may be used as oF the circular min tha the 0. (2in) _ extruder (for Solid-Walled Mol "ne ls ny san erring compacted specie A ees a ee ams oar dvi a eae for Scales—A balance ses or seale confor a patance conforming tothe requirement na ane _The capacity of the metric balane: a note 4 pe mass of the 152-mm (in) mold agg lo ap nold and comp: imately 11.5 kg when used jn.) mold is used, a balance or se acted, moi readability are Lg scale of lesser eaivien fon however, when the wan 11.5 kg may be used, ifthe ven—A thermostatically controll pons a led deyi pric G30: 97 dng moe sere en cnabeof maining temperature of requirements o a ements of M 231, Class GS. , A hardened steel straighted; siraightedse ightedge at least 250 mm (10 in.) i aie, and at ast one longa sarc (st forfal icatal yi ea al ming) shall be plane within be Ment ofthe Fength within the port ie portion used for trimming the soil (Note 5). -The beveled edge may be used note 5—" sed for final trimt Not er 280 mh (G: Sere a ot AG eee of excessively vom and not suitable for trimming the soil etclecletaeueld the je should not be so flexible that trimming the soi ura ttscanng edge seit concave Soil SUFECe, ce with the cutting edge will __-socmnim (2-in.), 19.0-mm (0.75-in), and 4.75-mm (No 4) sieves conforming othe sieves SMirements of M 92. ing Tools—Miscellanous tol sich ising pan sen, trowel, spatula, et. or a suitable mechanical device for thoroughly mixing the sample of soil with increments of Water. “ee made of material esitant to comsion and not subject to change “heating and cooling, Containes shall have close-fting lids re initial mass determination and to prevent ‘ond before final mass determination. Suitable containers disintegration on repeate: f moisture from samples befo sure from the atmosphere following drying, ntent determination. Containers in mass oF to prevent loss o absorption of moist arte container is needed for each moisture co a weTHOD A 4 SAMPLE i ot Je. This sample must be large that when the oversized ‘tain a representative sample. Th's must be large en0ug (retained Ee the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve) particles are removed 3 kg (7 Ib) oF more of the sample remains. nai or by use of a drying QW Dry the sample until it becomes friable under @ trowel. ae ba pea pty break UP ntained at a temperature not oro les spent as pane at Te Bo ge of inl re particles, particles * i the sample bas oversi Sieve the soil over the 475-mm (No.4) se Annet aoe ge the sample 19TH of refe retained on the 4.75-mm (No: 4) sev" kg (7 1b) or more in accordanes 5.3. 5.3.1. 54. PROCEDURE ; i Determine the mass of the mold and base plate ample with sufficient y pelow optimum moisture content water to dampen it to 4 ‘efor free-deaining soils. such as uniform sands gy, i ; Thoroughly mix the selected representative approximately four to eight percentage Ps Note 6—When developing a compaction curv travels, where seepage occurs at the bottom of the mold sretuye content sample from the mixing bow! may be Pr moisture available for compaction. ‘and base plate, taking a representative ‘eferred to determine the amount of acting the prepared soil in the 101.60-mm (4-in.) mold assembly in fy, vel compacted depth of about 125 mm (5 in). Prior tg sembly and spread into a layer of uniform see antl it is not in a loose or fluffy state, using ar device having a face diameter of approximately four layers, any soil adjacent tothe molg_| acted surface shall be trimmed : using a knife or other suitable device, and be evenly distributed on top of the layer. Compact gach layer by 25 uniformly distributed blows from the rammner dropping free from a height caetsr aan (18 in.) above the elevation of the soil when a sleeve-type rammaner used, or from as compacted by the previous blow 457 mm (18 in.) above the approximate elevation of the soi ‘rrammer is used. During compaction, the mold assembly shat when a stationary mounted type of fest firmly on a dense, uniform, rigid, and stable foundation or base This base shall remain stationary during the compaction process (Note 7) Note 7—Each of the following has been found to be a assembly during compaction of the soil: a block of concrete, ively stable foundation; a sound concrete floor; (200 Ib), supported by a relat application, such surfaces as found in concrete box culverts, bridges, and pavements. Form a specimen by com y equal layers to give a tol ace the loose soil into the mold ass 1 soil prior to com mmer or simi .ction of each of the first f .d or extends above the comp approximatel compaction, pl thickness. Lightly tamp th: either the manual compaction ra 50 mm (2 in.). Following compa walls that has not been compactes satisfactory base on which to rest the mold with a mass of not less than 90 kg and for field Following compaction, remove the collar; carefully trim the compacted soil even with the top of the mold by means of the straightedge, and determine the mass of the mold, base plate and moist soil in kilograms to the nearest one gram, or determine the mass in pounds to the nearest 0.005 pounds. Calculate the wet density, 7, as described in Section 12. .e material from the mold and slice vertically through the 1 from one of the cut faces (Figure 3), and Detach the base plate and remove th and record the center. Take a representative sample of the material weigh immediately. Determine the moisture content in accordance with T 265, results, Cut face resentative Moisture Content Sample Selection Thoroughly break up the remaining por ol (No. 4) sieve as judged by eye, and add ae ed species unl twill pase 2 4.75-am iesrin sufficient amount Lo increase the moisture conta ofthe gol bora percentage points (water content increments should not exceed 2 Sp Roonaan a ely sll or organic soils exhibiting Mat elongated curves ae encountered, the water content increments may be increased to a maximum of 4 percen), and repeat the above procedure for each increment of water added. When the serie of determinations indicate a decease or no change in the wet unit mass, W;, per cubic meter (cubic foot) ofthe compacted soil (Note 8) perform one more determination such that there is a minimum of two determinations over optimum moisture. Note 8—In instances where the soil materials fragile in character and will reduce significantly in grain size due to repeated compaction, and in cases where the sil is heavy-textured, clayey material into which it is difficult to incorporate water, a separate ‘and new sample shall be used in tach compaction test. In these cases, separate samples shall be thoroughly mixed with amounts of, ‘Vater sufficient to cause the moisture contents ofthe samples to vary by approximately two percentage points, The moisture contents selected shall bracket the optimum moisture content, this providing samples which, when compacted, will increase in moss © the maximum density aa einen ar tnas. The samples of soi-water mixtures shall be placed in covered containers and allowed to stand for not Jess than 12 h before making the moisture-density test, and will be reduced significantly in grain ile in character all be used in each compaction test. Ininstances where the soil material is fragi id new sample sh size by repeated compaction, a separate an Wen 4 SAMPLE ple shall have @ a ; Obtain a representative sample in accordance with S mass of approximately 7 kg (16 Ib). i tion 4 except thatthe samy ‘AASHTO Np T 180-8 —— 7. 7 8.2, 8.3. 84. ~~ SAMPLE PROCEDURE Follow the same procedure as described for Method A in Section 5, excep yp ria specimen by compacting the prepared soln the 152.40-mm (6g ths nitty equal layers to give a total compacted depth of about 125 ye! imly distributed blows from the rammer. qh i « li Senge being compacted by 56 unifor ‘aleulate 2 %h ph, is described in Section 12, the wer gt en, —— — For appr — ne \ ~ Obtain a representative sample. This sample must be large enough that when ty (retained on the 19.0-mm (rin. sieve) particles are removed 5 kg (11 Ib) o¢ mon 2 remains “ay Dry the sample until it becomes friable under a trowel. Drying may bein iro by yg apparatus that is maintained ata temperatre not exceeding 60°C (140"F), Thorny hi the aggregations in such a manner as to avoid reducing the natural size oF individual page atic © Overs Sieve soil over the 19.0-mm ("/x-in.) sieve. When the sample has oversized particles see Annex Al Reduce the sample to a mass of 5 kg (11 Ib) or more in accordance with T 248, 9. O41. 9.2. 9.3. 9.3.4 PROCEDURE Determine the mass of the mold and base plate. Thoroughly mix the elected representative sample with sufficient water to dampen itto approximately four to eight percentage points below optimum moisture content Form a specimen by compacting the prepared soil in the 101.60-mm (4-in.) mold assemblynfi approximately equal layers to give a total compacted depth of about 125 mm (5 in). Proria compaction, place the loose soil into the mold assembly and spread into a layer of unifom thickness. Lightly tamp the soil prior to compaction until itis not in a loose or fufly sat, wit either the manual compaction rammer or similar device having a face diameter of approxi 50mm (2 in.). Following compaction of each of the first four layers, any soil adjacent tote i walls that has not been compacted or extends above the compacted surface shall be trimmed ui a knife or other suitable device, and be evenly distributed on top of the layer. Compact exci by 25 uniformly distributed blows from a rammer dropping free from a height of 457 mmn(I8it atove the elevation of the soil when a sleeve-type rammer is used, or from 457 mm (18 in}20* the approximate elevation of each finely compacted layer when a stationary mounted type rammer is used. During compaction, the mold assembly shall rest firmly on a dense, unifm, rigid, and stable foundation or base. This base shall remain stationary during the compact® process (Note 7). ep! Following compaction, remove the collar; carefully trim the compacted soil even with! the mold by means of the straightedge. Holes developed in the surface by removal of¢0% material shall be patched with smaller-sized material. Determine the mass of the me and moist soil in kilograms to the nearest one gram, or determine the mass in pounds #4 0.005 pounds. Calculate the wet density, 17, as described in Section 12. TS-1b T 180-9 et - rah the base pate and re 0 move the Material fj ‘Take a representat conte ive sample of r ediately. Determine the © oF the my,

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