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    This document provides instructions for determining the unit weight (bulk density) of coarse and fine aggregates through filling a container of known volume with the material and weighing it. It describes how unit weight is affected by moisture content and compaction. The procedure involves filling the container in layers and tamping between layers to compact the material without compressing it before calculating bulk density and percent voids based on volume, weights, and specific gravities.

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    CE 222

    CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING


    Laboratory Exercise No. 4:

    Determination of Unit Weight (Bulk Density) of Coarse and Fine Aggregate

    Discussion

    The test covers the determination of bulk density (“unit weight”) of aggregate in a compacted
    or loose condition, and calculated voids between particles in fine, coarse, or mixed aggregates based
    on the same determination.

    Unit weight or bulk density is the weight of a given volume of material. Basically, unit weight is
    measured by filling a container of known volume with a material and weighing it. The degree of
    moisture and compaction will affect the unit weight. Therefore, The ASTM has set standard oven-dry
    moisture content and a rodding method or compaction. The maximum unit weight of a blend of two
    aggregates is about 40% fine aggregate by weight. Therefore, this is the most economical concrete
    aggregate since it will require the least amount of cement.

    The bulk density of aggregate is a mass of a unit volume of bulk aggregate material, in which
    the volume includes the volume of the individual particles and the volume of voids between the
    particles and is expressed in lb/ft³ (kg/m³). Unit weight is a weight (mass) per unit volume.

    Objective: To determine the unit weight (bulk density) values that is necessary for use for several
    methods of selecting proportions for concrete mixtures.

    Referenced Documents: ASTM (C 29, C 29M – 97, C 127, C 702, C 136 AASHTO T 11)

    Apparatus:

    1. Balance, sensitive to 0.1 lb or 0.05 kg


    2. Tamping rod, 5/8” (1 6 mm) diameter
    3. Volume measure

    Procedure: (coarse and fine aggregate)

    1. Obtain a representative sample of air-dry thoroughly mixed coarse aggregate and reduce the
    sample by quartering method.
    2. Fill the measure one-third full and level the surface with fingers.
    3. Rod or tamp the layer 25 strokes of the tamping rod evenly distributed over the surface.
    4. Fill the measure to two-thirds full and rod 25 times without penetrating the previous layer.
    5. Fill the measure to overflowing and rod 25 times. Level the surface with fingers or the rod such
    that any slight projections of larger pieces of aggregate approximately balance the larger voids
    in the surface below the top of the measure. Do not compress the aggregate.
    6. Determine the weight (or mass) to the nearest 0.1 lb (0.05kg).
    7. Calculate the unit weight.

    Note: For computational purposes, provide virtual Data for the following term and compute for the Bulk
    Density and percent voids.

    For coarse aggregate:


    Volume of bucket
    Weight of empty bucket
    Weight of bucket filled
    with dry coarse
    aggregate
    Bulk Specific gravity of 2.68
    coarse aggregate
    Bulk Unit Weight
    % Voids

    For fine aggregate:


    Volume of bucket
    Weight of empty bucket
    Weight of bucket filled
    with dry fine aggregate
    Bulk Specific gravity of 2.25
    fine aggregate
    Bulk Unit Weight
    % Voids

    Computations:

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