Standard Method of Test for Moisture—Density Relations of Soils Using a 4.54-kg (10-Ib) Rammer and a 457-mm (18-in.) Drop AASHTO Designation: T 180-18 Technical Section: 1b, Geotechnical Exploration, Instrumentation, Stabilization, and Field Testing Release: Group 3 (August) AASHIO ‘American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ‘444 North Capitol Street N.W., Suite 249 CONTROLLED Washington, 0.C. 20001‘Standard Method of Test for Moisture-Density Relations of Soils Using a 4.54-kg (10-Ib) Rammer and a 457-mm (18-in.) Drop AASHTO Designation: T 180-18 AASHIO ‘Technical Section: 1b, Geotechnical Exploration, Instrumentation, Stabilization, and Field Testing Release: Group 3 (August) 7 SCOPE 4 “Thismatod oft isin fr termining the reap bee the nose covet mt dsityof sos when compacted na pven sos ven sie wah 84g (102) rome ‘topped fom ago 57 mn (8 in), or aerate proces are pred as In Method 4810 60-nen (in) mek Sl teil pings 475-rm (Nove (oe ‘Secon tan) 18 Math BA 1524. (in) ol: ei tev pasing 4.75 No.4) ve (se Stone 62nd 1 Method CA 1016-4) oo Si teria pasing 19.0 (078i) seve se Ssotone a9) c¢ 1 Het DA 1524-6.) Si til pasing 19.09 (075i) see (oe ‘exon 0d I). 12 “The method be wed sau be nce in the pestfion forth tal bing tested. m9 ‘ahd sped he provisions of Method Asal oem, 4a “Thisest mato ples tol mes tata 40 percent ress eal on he 4.75-nm (Mo) soe wher Mead ot 8 rated and 30 percent or sean ote 190-0 {Ose steve when Mtb Diu, Mari retuned nee sires sal be defined as vn ars (cus pris). 14 ihe tet pine conan vein partes, dey dest and moire erection a be ‘mae in score wih Arsox AlcTe perseogenty pein is mend may spel & ‘inrum prernge of were parc have ch acovecon mat epi. 0 ‘inim prigs specie cometn fr hove parses be apple mate “Soin mre than Spreng overs partes 48 Whe specified oversized prise imam prongs excended ter neod of opaction| Note 1~One eed fo te design nd control ofthe compton of su ost wn es il {brine te rege ge of eompaston an metho tae tha conpacton. Then w= "insod speciation tcl he company specie eae se corpacon ‘mene hese te number of ase. ce 0018 an enon ih Tp nodal sane ie17. 24 22 312. “The fone apis tal psf is in hes: Fore purposes etemiing ‘inom ih these pear an tered value clue ate sal bounded ‘to tenes it ne at hha pace of gars oe in expesing ths King ‘aon in scorch ASTM ED. “The values sited nS uni roe regu stb stand REFERENCED DOCUMENTS AASHTO Standard: M231, Weighing Doves Ulin he Tes of Minis 16 Recs Samples of Aggro Testing ize "TIDNAT 19, Bul Deity (Unit Weigh) and Voisin Aaaregte “785, Spel Grit and Absorption of Coarse Ase "7217, Determination of Moise in Sei hy Means of Calclum Carbide Gs Prasre Moire Teer 77255, Tel Eagoble Moire Cente of Agua by Dying 1265, Labrator Demin of Maistre Cont of Soli 15 310, tnPlae Dery ant Moire Content of Solr Sol- Agree by None Mestogs (Slow Dep) AST Stade ‘#0216, Sind Tet Mthods for Caan of Labrtny Mectai-Raraner Sil Compacts ‘nt, Sand Speciention fr Woven Whe Tes Sieve lth and Test Sees 1 £22 Sand Pate fr Using Sinn Digs in Test Ds fo Detene Confirms ‘si Seton ‘APPARATUS Mold ssemby (el Colon Baseplae)—Mls al b sla, etal eines Inuufcued wth dense snd capac son Solon and 31.2 and in Figs 1 ow Ty sh ave a thle slr sponte 60m (2375 nb pit peprtn of stegced peinen of llwater mitre othe dire eight ma ‘une The mol and slr hal be consracte atta be feed rly wn etnchable ‘ie ple made ofthe sane atl (Ne) Te an pte shal beplaneto 0.13 mm {@.06 nar shown nies 2. Note 2 Ate ype fmol atone wih vlunesss split hein may be ed, Proved in textrcaecoeltedwith hare esl mlé on vel sl pes and Te sue mostine dea ee are oiined, Recaro sch conelaton sal be mained til edly ove fr seston when irate pe of mols ews Moe having ole of 000943 -.00014m? (04333 0.005) alive a se ‘Bonet 101 6050. mm (20000016) eight of 16401350 mm (4.5 = Daten) rue 1. Deemne mal aie in scorns whe "Cation of Mesure” fevon of TMT 1 focUnit Mao of Ares saving volume of 0012400025 m? (750 0.009) al av a insite {Baneter of 152.02 0:70 mn (40000026 in)anda eight of 1640'=050 mm 4308 bot in) Pie} Damned ome nacre ah the Calton Mensre™ Scion of OMIT 19 forUt Ms of Ase Tier SATS ‘iy Ani Aso ny an Tengo Oe iret adem MoatsT 2 sisson 4 —as al = a » homeo 5 Wir watson ir © Sane 1 Sona a y) Figure 1—Cylndsicl Mold and Bas Pit (10 0-mm Meld) Le 219 oe Aaa oft ay gon Di Aegean: ban ventescout ree ‘ton Ste nbase Pe Figure 2—Cylndicl Mold nd Bae Pate (152.40-nm Meld) eb i804 FRSETO i oped Desa sceneTable 2—Dinesina Balen for igre? 32 Rammer: 324 Maral Operted—Mtal ram witha as of 4536 0.009 kg (10.00 0.021) (Note) ‘Sting at crv ce of 50 80m (2.00 in) ameter with anuetring tance of {Bh25 on 001m) Te rservie acter he at colar ae be tes 5.4m {1.985 in) Termes shall be eglpped wath suite gue sheve 1 conl he itigw of op oe fie al 712m (1800 £0.06) above leva of rs The Sue seve ae a en ae et es, 0 sal han 9 (037m) diameter, pce pont 90 dees (157 od opr rom ech en an stall ove sae ‘Tesnct othe ol of he rarer staan heed ues 922 Mechel Operied—A tala tas piped witha evict son te hight teptoa fee of t972 2m (12002 006 above the leat oft so and ifn ‘feature sop tthe sal suties (ote). The rarer sal havea Tse 536 ‘Sone ug (10.002 0.02) (Nee 2) advent ear fe of 5.80 men (2.000) diameter ‘vs aveautcring less of 20.2 (001m) Thi-servie ant fea ‘eal fesal eo en 842 (1985) Te etna rae sal {tated by ASTM D168 10 giveth same ist density results wth eamally pester Noto 3—The mesure appara shal be clated with seer sil pean th ths ofthe renner ate, pen ove te same oltre ress wih he ‘maul oped rane Tey be imps oat th mesh apa the felis 57 mm (18 in) each thw the rane ieoppet a ithe manly operat rarer. Toma the nse of {st the par fs Solo reste ial lw sob ay oped wih be amr io eal the out of pct fom wc he 47-1 dp is eerie, ‘sequen bowsen he yer fi beng compacted lb pled ty eoping te rane ‘om helpht of 57 mm (8 in) shove theta acting van er whe the recnial urate cig wih hight adesnet ecb al siseue ows shoul tae ‘Sips fei of 57 me (18) ensued rom th eration of he 91 a corte ty he revo tow. mor aed elon poste or abot earl eve ‘macs an be od in ASTI D2I6. eb Taos ASATO sss De na apne923. 34 26. 36. a7. 38 38 METHOD A ‘Rone Foce—The eae rene Sl be wd a etre at may bese ‘Erotercive provid th the report shal nce pe office sed abr thn the 08-2 incr an tthe ser ea shal have an sen ql at fhe cel {Bovrenmer Th lnsunoe nen sete es hal be sine an Yo ese [Sexi pecon ofthe mee te SOS (in) ser cea Simple Erde for Sol Waled Mes Ont)—A ac, ee, feo ae devi apse or Sf ig md spins fom ma. _Bolonces nd Scale rl conforming othe requemens of 231, Class G8. ‘sors balinc oor the egrets oF M231, Class 2. No 4 The apciy of te mtr tla ral shoul be aoximately 15 kg 258) ‘Mien wo detenin thet ofthe 52mm (in) dad oped st sbhowevet, hen the 2mm (ein) old ne bance real ser ep an 11.3 Keay be a he entity and eal eB Doving Ove thermstaicaly conail dying oven cable of mntaing a onpet oF TDS SC 0302957) fr drying mase samples ‘Saige bee sts eight teat 250 (10 in) neg sal hae one ‘eva ae, and tt on ginal ace (sed alin) al be plane wn 1 penta teegtnwinhe porton and fr eeming thesl(NOE Noto & The beled elem eed firing ft eget within aterane of OSsam per 280 om at poset ont weer, wh conned cating ed ry ‘come esesvly wor ad at cae ning te soothe evel the mld. The ids sald noo ete amin tel aac with eet edge wl Giheactneave sol artes Sleses—190-n (0.75 nd 475-0 No.4 sees confrming the ements of Asien Maing TeoMelneus ole sch tng at, spooe, towel spt eo suble ‘nec dave frhroghiymikngthe sample oo wi crenensof wae. Containers Sule ones of ei resent a crsion aot sujet change {nina dsegraonon epee hng ad cooling, Cotes shal velit 1S to preven ls ef ese fu ups bt ial mas eterno nd to reve {Sloptn of mor fom he atop lowing dyna fee ass dean. ‘Gre conor ened foreach mie consdterintion z 42, ‘SAMPLE ‘tan representative spe The spl mat be arg enh tat when the ovesiand (Gentil onthe 75am 8) se) arses te removed kg (718) tae he sample ‘he sample un ic bins ble uder trowel Dig my eal ory we oF dying ports that b maine at semper nt exoeding SC (40°F) Throahy ek ‘SE sgueatonnsuch emenow arose cing th trl se of ivi perils Ties TaSHTO ‘eat yi Arma inf gyn epee, gasses bon ene4a Sion th sol ove the 475m Qs. When he sap as vest paces, pares ‘nd one 475mm Ql # seve refer the Annex A Radice these toa msc Sgr) ormorenacoane wih 7G z 5A 54 PROCEDURE Determine thes fmol nase plato the erst | (0.05). ‘horvghy inthe seed epresenatie mp wt sft water 6 dapen tt ‘pons fart ght prens pins ow ptm mois cota Note 6 hen developing competion uve ssn aie, ach ifr snd nd Del whe snpgs coe bom of te dad tae lat aka epee ola cote sup ithe ixing bm be prefered to Sacer amount of ‘istre avalble for compaction Form a spesimen by somptng the prepared i inthe 101.03.) aod assy in ve {prone aqe! ijersto ge eal compacted depth of bout 125m in). Pro ‘postin, place the le sal no tend tse a rend ns alae of oan ites Light th cl rr compaction ni sot in alase Mu) Sa sing tthe he mal compan re sla ovis having ee sr epoxy dm (in) Following carat of ech of he first four yes, ny slecet ote mold ‘list st bs computed or extends toe compact sure sl be ined (Sits tne ecoer ntl eves and bs eel sb on op of tele. Compat ‘lye by 25 ufo deeb blows fo the ammer Sopot eee «hah east (8 n) above te rat ofthe sl when aleve permenant ‘Sy o (T8 n) above oe mppronaate sleratn of ie sol or compaced yh rvs a ‘ster sionery monte 9p frame ae, Dain conpecta, th nl! ey shall Tet fimly on denn wifes tad ae anton or bse. Tse al rei ‘onary daring he compaction proce N=), Noto 7—Eachof i faleing a ee oon oe tific ab om veh este ol ‘Srey dung compscton th solu bck of ence, with as ats an 9043 ‘Gontoy spare ya ely able ound: oud cont lara fr ld ‘Spica’ bch crass are found in cnet ot cles bss epee Following samp rnov the sol; eel win he eomgcted olen wi hop of themed yan the saphena ermine the mas the ol, se ped mot ‘olnklopae othe bears tg (0.08) Cael he we dey, dsb Seton 2 etch he pate ar reo the materia om the ol rd lie verily trough the ‘Sin Tes epescontine sample of he trial om ne ofthe tes (gre 3) and ‘rah mein Determine he mobic comet accordance wi) T 20, an ete Lae ye Anan tect of iy Tin ace Dente cusses‘Shoded elon tema Figure 3Regrsetive Mosure Corset Supe Slston 55 “Thou ek pte emsning prion ofthe moe pene ull pas 478.20 (Se tse sudged yee and adda romain porn of he samp bing sed. Ae ‘Tern sui amoun ree fe moire conten he sil by appointee 1190 rcenge poit(rtr net rent srl rotexceo25 eran ecep when er) ‘Sly anor organ sols edbing iat elogae carver are encour Un th ate content ineremers bere 0 «mau of pace repent te sore procedure ach incemen of ar aed Whe ese of Ssurinatos nee a cra orra cane Ih ‘he wet nt ma pe cb ete (ie ofthe samp el Nee 8) perform oe hve darian Sth hat ther minim fo determin veroptm ste 55 (ne atonal éterinaton over pina mise set for non-one, inable 552, Instone wrth sl teil igisin character an wil be reduced sigan gala ‘net repeated compacin srt ond ow spl sl be usd in each compaction Note 8~tnsome cases whee he sil ishen-extare, hey mater it whch lift {b ocepate wae sap and espe al be aed each copa et In tee ‘Secs scans sal be throughly mixed wih can water suet ose he tistre contents he samples ovary by aprox to percentage points. The mise ‘Shins sect sll eal he otimmaosare com tar roving spl, Wen ‘Secchi deity andthe eresein mas Thess ‘fawn tue sal be pao ncovere comes and allowed aan fort ethan 12h befre making he str desy METHOD B & ‘SAMPLE ~ 6s ‘Obtains representative spl asda wit Section cep athe mpl sal ave ‘mas of aprocinaely 7g (161, Tee Toe BASHTO 01 Aa af Sey nf Tron, ‘Agama ninoPROCEDURE Follow he same procedures decibel fr Mato Ain Seton xcept forte lowing: Forma sere coating he repel sla 1524-0 (6) ol sey in ve ‘Syren split ge eat eth ofa 125 ramen yer ‘eect by 50 ily dae lows om he rammCsleue the we ony, METHOD C. a ‘SAMPLE eA (bisa rpresnntv samp. This ple mist be arg enough tat when he ves 23 (tied ont 190m (ein) sve) parler re rmoveds 4 (111) oro of espe ‘ules Dy th sample uit become sl ur towel Dying my einai yw of ding ‘Sort notin tempera not excsding 60° (140°). Torah beak up {heagaregaies in such nto aol Ttcing that si of ina parle Sete sl overt 19.0 Pin) sive When hese has ever pres, see mex Reduce he sample oa mss of (1 1) or more in acute wih R76 on 92, PROCEDURE Determine the mas fhe mol and ase ato the nee 1 (0.05), ‘Thoroughly che selec represen ample th salen wate dampen ‘primey fur to eight pocengs pins blow opin ole cnet Form spicinen by computing the prepare iin the 10 0. (in) mold sey in ve ‘proinusyeua ayo pve aol compa doth af abot 125 rm(S in) Par > eras, plas he loss nth meld sembly an send in any of tif ‘Raton Lit th cl porta conpsson nt Rist males May at ing ‘Siverthe ancl sonpcton rant sar ais hving ae arene of aprox Som (sn), Fllowing compen fee hfs fur yer, any lace he malt ‘alt ot ee compacted o extends sbve the compe suice sal be immed ng for thse devi, abe evel doe on pf the ye. Corp enh er 25 nto dita lows ram dropping fe om aight 87m (18 in) ovethe loation fis when slevesype ramets used oom 7 rm (18 in above the approxite ivan of ach fey compat layer when a tation rourtd ype of farmeris red avingcompaton, mld sey sale rn ee on, ‘aha ble fodaon orbs. Ti tse ale sonry ng Ue eanpation proses Not. allowing eampction rove the cols afl hn he bapa al een wit the op of themmld by muansef te stghege. Hols developed ath sci by tenor of omse Inn slept with sale sion! nat Deeie tems ofthe mo bse ple, {nd mit olin grr the newest 1 (0005) Cael he we asi, Mi 8 ‘tsar in Senna 12 Tee HaSHTO (0149 Ane Aisin gy Tain Ol gisele sent ewetch hb plate deme te materi te ol ale very rash he ‘Snr, Takeaepresatve ramp ofthe mer fom one that os and we Tne Domine he malate conten in sacrdnce with 265 an cord he res as. “Thoroughly sk up th ron of te tr wl wl past 19.0. (0.75 eve and Da pcen ofthe sol sgpeptns il pena 478. (Na 2) seve ajuda y eye mda the raaning potion ae tamgle eng ees. Aad warn scot sro meas the ‘isa core fh sl spl ya oro peop is nd rep the shove ‘rcs for ech nee of water aad (Nate), When he sete of dcernnatons inde creme orp changsin the wet uma, parca meter abi ft) he amped al pronn one more ecmintn sich hat hr itmum of to esos ver ‘ptimum msi 95 One tional determination ovr etn lsu fr won-coesivedanabe METHOD D 70. SAMPLE 103, ‘tino representative sample in sosone with Seon, except th tel ‘peoniatly 1 KES vi, PROCEDURE —SOSC~S~S~S~S~S ma Follow the nme proces eid for Matin Cn Sacto 9, exept the flowing Fm, opel by compacting he repre sol nthe 15240-nn (ln) md eB ive ‘primate equal yrs give aol corgi dpi of bout 17 mn) each per ‘los compctd by 5 orf distinc wa fn rarer Caen he wet ey CALCULATIONS ANDREPORT 32. CALCULATIONS: @ yaa 22. ‘Wet esity (sal be determined sing the mod yolume For mass recede in logs ‘he nit of wet dete lors perce mtr of compacted sol. Por moses econ ds the uit of wet sty spuds per caifc of compated sal mia ow o were: My ~ wet deity? (compote 4” = mas ofthe mal, bse pte nd we sl, 8 = mms ofthe ld be pis, Y= smoldvolane ae deri in Seton 3.1.1 fr Matas A and Co Soton 2.1.2 fr “They densi flame he wet desi a flows: ST “Ont he Anan An fi apn ‘Agiaranel batonB 31 7 waa sana wana. 1415. sass. vais 1484. ® 163, wat nt00 o wer Wy = ey dns, a logams er cubic meter of ompace silo pout ecb fot of erase sl asd |= wet dens in pin (i) of snp sw moisture content (perce ofthe psime, ‘WOISTURE-DENSITY RELATIONSHIP "The cleuaion in Seton 12 sl ema o determine we ens nit mas ander ry ery (rit ms) iloprans parce mer puts poe fat Tore the ‘septal sarpes The ovary dees th sl lb pte soe and Sonesntng moisare coer cia, puna Moisture Content Whe be desis and conesponing sre cotes forthe si ‘xtc determine nd plod deat Seton 13) tl be feu tty sone {pled pos witha south, cure produced THe mote con eorespondng the peat of the carve sal be eed hepsi molt conen” fhe ol unferthe shove compacion| Maximo Dy Dot»~The oven densi in ora per cae mae pounds cbc {ct ofthe i top molec shal etre maximum dest der ove compaction REPORT "The report hal nd te falling ‘Themed wed Met A,B, C,orD “The optimum moisture cnet the ears. pr, “Thema deny f th neat Ha? (1 “ype of fn ifthe tan -nen in) coal, Ovenial parties: ‘he js mina ey ens tothe meet 1 g(t “he creed opsinun nose cone te news. ere ‘The overs prticeso the eet © pce ofthe crn hy mas of be amped Gio eves paris the nearest 0.00, KEYWORDS, Compaction; moire comet sie; i dens; oi mise. Tee ASHTO ‘01 amon inion Sign Tapani apeael bop seca pce beANNEX A mM an ans. aia. 2, aa, ma aaa, ana2s ata, ee (Mandatory Infomation) ‘CORRECTION OF MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AND OPTIMUM MOISTURE FOR OVERSIZED PARTICLES. “Tis seoncorectthe asim ry ety and moist conten of te mtr eine {het rm (No 8) seve, Meads Asn eth mtr eile he -n lein) Slee, Mathod and. The maa ey dent, adie overnite stl Inst conent ar compard wiht fay deny an lcs ote. “This corstncan be aplioo he sple so which he maximum dy deity premed. ‘Thiscometonca tobe apie tothe spl and am te ld whi pring im ‘Mace densi Obtain esl in secre ih 310, Soon 9.6 Slee the samp oe he “pprcpt eve Usher ig mets [ee Sesion AL 2). Creston may ot bef practi signees fr mat with ely sal pera of vested partes Ifa mnimum percentages not specie, conection sabe applied ‘Spe wih more thn’ poertty wel of vested parses. Bul specifi ravi (ofthe oven pics eed ote he coed ‘mum ry deny the ul ope gravity ha bee ermine scans wit TS, ‘irae shold be red in teens Pores conacon ctvits heopectie aay ‘nbesumedta be 200, Determine te dy mis oft overied an ie sts Mo and Mor. 1foeeseny dy he tons ne and oversized nary ne a dying prati is ‘lined erprtre at xcening OC (40) ‘Aternatvely determine se ois ms of bath ftion fie (Man oven (Ma). Obtain ‘altar samples fom te inetd vested mail Deine he most conen ef thee Farts (MC) and overstate (MC) ofthe mae. The mole cae canbe ‘rnin 1265, 1217 25 the tare cote tevin pres Ie ‘eral ron, sss it moe cone teens, Colette dy mass ofthe versie nde pte flows: My =My (UMC) au Mp softy tial neo over pres My = mas of mot mri (ne vein partic): nd ‘Me = meisure cont of especie neo vei pares, expresses a inal. alent the percentage the fn prceranoveninn patie by dy wat of he tl samples flows: Py = 100 Mig hy Mc) 2) P2100 Mpc Mor + Mae) ai) here Tee BaSHTO 1 en niin Sy Tain Sipura Benen eon eeeaS. ate, Pp = percent of fn pres ‘Mor = asf dy fie pres Moc = ts of ry ves pares; ad Pe pronto overland ple of seve wet Cteinteth caret optima mitre contn ofthe tl senpe (amin Fine and ‘vend ples) flows IMC, = (MCP, * MCP/00 aun INGF™ comet pina moisture content fhe tl sample exes tdi IMC; ~ opin moar content of hee parce, xpessed asa desi, 2p = percent fin putes ofr, Ico re one ofthe overs pate, expressed a decal ad Pe pocento vei pare of seve urd Cla he carte dry deny of te wl sample bined fn ad vee paises tallow D,=100 DANO, fe +4) ws, 100 nt re 9 ge ae ae wher Dy = corel maximum dry dest ofthe ttl samp kn? 1, anion dry dey often pices, gm? CI), 1 1000 Bulk Spec Gay (a) (very bis) fens paces, yn 624 Buk pes Gravity (Cu) oveny bs) cours parte, 1, re = percent of ones ples of sive wed, and Py = peeatot ie pares of seve ws. Treo ASHTO ‘2 i ai af Syn Tn os Mga nan ssc