Aggregate Compaction / Density
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Aggregate Compaction / Density Testing
Property | Material | ASTM / Method | Details |
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Bulk Density (“Unit Weight”) / Void Content | Aggregate / Soil | ASTM C29 | Bulk Density and Void Content of Fine and Coarse Aggregates Returns the bulk density and void content of a material in a dry condition. Run alongside C127 or C128 to obtain relative density and saturated surface dry density. |
Lightweight Particles (Coal / Lignite / Chert) | Aggregate | ASTM C123 | Lightweight Particles in Fine and Coarse Aggregates Returns the percentage by mass of lighweight particles that have specific gravities of less than 2.4 (chert) and less than 2.0 (coal / lignite). |
Specific Gravity (Density) / Absorption | Coarse Aggregate | ASTM C127 | Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Coarse Aggregates Run on materials retained on the #4 sieve. Samples containing fractions of fine and coarse particles may need both ASTM C127 and C128 run. |
Specific Gravity (Density) / Absorption | Fine Aggregate | ASTM C128 | Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Fine Aggregate Run on materials smaller than the #4 sieve. Samples containing fractions of fine and coarse particles may need both ASTM C127 and C128 run. |
Maximum Density and Optimum Moisture Content | Aggregate / Soil | ASTM D698 | Standard Effort Laboratory Compaction of Soils (“Proctor Test”) Produces the theoretical maximum compacted density of a sample, and the optimum water content at which that density occurs. |
Maximum Density and Optimum Moisture Content | Aggregate / Soil | ASTM D1557 | Modified Effort Laboratory Compaction of Soils (“Proctor Test”) Produces the theoretical maximum compacted density of a sample, and the optimum water content at which that density occurs. |
Oversize Particle Correction | Aggregate / Soil | ASTM D4718 | Proctor Correction Procedure for Oversize Particles Run alongside ASTM D698/D1557 to determine the effects of moisture retained in large particles on proctor test results |
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