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DIVISION DE INGENIERIA

SECCION DE GEOTECNIA
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Project: Sitio de Disposición de Cartagena Date: 19-Jul-19


Source: Cartagena Request No. 1007
Color: Gray No. Sample: 1550
Description: Material de Dragado Tested by: S.Martínez

SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND ABSORPTION OF COARSE AG. (ASTM-C-127)


Specimen
data

A - weight of oven-dry test sample in air, g 903

B - weight of saturated-surface-dry test sample in air, g 908.0

C - weight of saturated test sample in water, g 587

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A/(B-C) A B C B-C Gs

Specific gravity= 903 908 587 321 2.81

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Specific gravity= B/(B-C) B C B-C Gs(SSD)


(saturated-surface-dry) 908 587 321 2.83

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A/(A-C) A C A-C Gs(apparent)

Apparent Specific gravity= 903 587 316 2.86

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[(B-A)/A]x100 A B B-A Absorption %

Absorption, %= 903 908 5 0.6

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