MAINTENANCE OF AJDABYIA - TOPROG ROAD

PROJECT (3 - A - T) 2010

ACACOS for Construction and Investment Company

SPECIFIC GRAVITY & ABSORPTION

ASTM C127-88 & C128-97

Test Reference No.: AT-AC-AgSGy003 Source Asphalt Plant Hotbin

Date of Sampling: 15/07/2013 Station:
Date of Testing: 16/07/2013 Sample: 0-3 mm Agg

FINE AGGREGATE
No DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE TEST 1 TEST 2 AVE.
1 WT. OF PYCNOMETER (g)
2 WT. OF PYCNOMETER & WATER (g) 3503.80 3518.20
3 WT. OF SSD SAMPLE & WATER & PYCNOMETER ( g ) 3809.50 3824.00
4 WT. OF OVEN DRY SAMPLE IN AIR (g) 489.10 489.80
5 WT. OF SSD SAMPLE ( 500 + 10g ) (g) 501.00 501.50
6 OVEN DRY BULIK SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 4 / ( 2 + 5 - 3 ) 2.504 2.503 2.504
7 SSD BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 5 / ( 5 + 2 - 3 ) 2.565 2.563 2.564
8 APPARENT SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 4 / ( 2 + 4 - 3 ) 2.667 2.662 2.664
9 ABSORPTION = [ ( 5 - 4 ) / 4 ] % 2.433 2.389 2.411

COARSE AGGREGATE
No DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE TEST 1 TEST 2 AVE.
1 WT. OF CONTAINER (g)
2 WT. OF CONTAINER & SSD SAMPLE (g)
3 WT. OF CONTAINER & DRY SAMPLE (g)
4 WT. OF SSD SAMPLE IN WATER (g)
5 WT. OF SSD SAMPLE IN AIR = 2 - 1 (g)
6 WT. OF DRY SAMPLE IN AIR = 3 - 1
7 BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 6 / ( 5 - 4 )
8 SSD SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 5 / ( 5 - 4 )
9 APPARENT SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 6 / ( 6 - 4 ) %
10 ABSORPTION = [ ( 2 ) - ( 3 ) / ( 6 ) ] * 100
 Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:
Laboratory Engineer QA/QC Engineer Libyan Road And Bridges Authority
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