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Name Riceth Honey let J Cancind Pate Perfpr med April2022

April 4,2022
Year and Cechon BSCE A Date Cu pmittod

EXPERIMENT No. 1

UNIT WEVGHT OF FINE AGGREGATES

CASTM C 21-78 Tect Metnod for Vnit Weicht and Voidsin Aggreejats)
(IS A 1104 -7 Method ot fast of Vnit weight of hggregots

06JECTIVE
To determint the unit weight of pine aggugates
STOPE AND DIS CUsS1DN
The vnit wenght of a matenal can be dehned a the weight of a gium

volume ot qadtd aggegate tt effechvely meosureg the volume that the gra-

ded aqqmqmte woccuPy and înclvdes both soltd porhdes and the voids

between hem.

the unit weight of finu and coCAvSe adqrgakt wthin the Art M qra

limis qenerally in the rang df 14So to 17ED kg| co m. the unit

dinq ar

weidht valves are vsed in denqning conertte M x t a l . Voidc in berueen

hlled +he kar alsd loe calulakd.

fh aqg gate parhde that uwil be by mor con

APPARATVS AN D MATERIALS

MeaSuru Weighing Scal

Tamping Rod Straigh} Edge
Glass Plate
TEST PROCE DURES
Calibraton of Meacure
Weiah the meague (Wn)
aWeigh the glass plate (wg)
3. Fill +he measu o the bnm

in such way a belminote

Cover if with a
picce ot qlacs platt a

on mrasure and
bubbles and exCeSS woater Remove water doples
glass Plake svr faces.
5. Weigh the wa ter amo mea UT ( Ww)

o Calcwlate the volume of the measvrt (Vm)

Rodding Procedure

Fill the mrasur t one-thivd ot is co pouty

25 times with a na.
2. Tamp the layer of oggregate
0f its caroaty,and doas a lobve
3. Pil +he m t a s u r inv two -thirds
do a a bove
meaeVT inb t full copocity Gnto overflow), and
4 Fi the

5. Level the svr face of the agggo te Unga sraiqht ecq.

agqmgate ( wi)
iWiqh the m t a s u a ui Th
the
Calculate he unt weiqnt

CAL CVLATIDNS

Volumt of Measurt

Vm ww-Wm-Wa_
Ow

where

Wm Weight of measvve (kg)

ww Weight of water n d measvre (k

ot water (kg lev-m)

Pw Density
(eu.m)
Vm Vo lume of the m casure
w Wdght of glats plate (kg)
Unit wiht of Aqqre qare

w-Wm
Qi Vm

wherc

Q Unt weight of aggrrgate lkq lcu.m)

w weight of the aggngato ard meocurt Cko)
Wm Weiqht ot the measuru (kg
Vn Volume of the meaure (wm)

DATA AND CALCULATIDNS

Data Table A
Mass of measurt (kg) 1. 083 kg
Mass of glacs plate (kg) .083 kg
Mass of mcasvr, water oand plate (a) 4.137 kg
Density of water (Lglou.m) D00 g Im
-

3
Volume of measure Ccum.) 1.91 xO cv.m.

Mass ot meawe Mass oof Volume of Unit wight of

Trial and sand Mrasvr
Measurt Aggrgato

54o1 gl
4.847 1.991 103
2 4.403 kq .083 kg 1084.2 kglm
CV. m.
3 4.388
Ave Unit weiqnt 1072.41 kq/m*|

Calcvlaion
I.Volume of Measure
Vm Ww-wm Wa
Dw

Vm 4.17-g- 1.083 k i.O8 3 q

lob0 kq Im3

Vm . q}1 x1o m
I. unit welqht LTrial i]
Wi-Wm
Vm

Q A }kq - .083
k
.9t1x10 m
Q 5G.0l kq/m

. Averago Unit weight

QICave Qin toiL toiu3)
3
CU5 olt lug4 42 1u7 g1) L9/m
3
3
i cave) 7 2 . 41 kq/m

O BSERVATION / ANALYS IS

The CompvBaton within each ial recvlted in a unit weight of aggeqate

that stightly differ from onu
ano ther. Thic s ight di fferences may be dve to

Some Small aci dental di shrbances like a sight hit on the measvr , and small
difereres in torce during tomping which may cavse the pine ag9gote
be moco Compa Crd or hos mor qvonity in some tnals. 1his diffevcvce n

anny may have esu ]ttd in hovingg moless weight with tho some volume
of measurt , rsu IHng in a slight vana hon in cach tmal unif weiq ht of ag9cgate.

The averaqe un1t weiqht of the agqeqate of the three mals is

lu92.1 kim 1his is within the qeneral AS TM qroding limit's unit weight
ror finv and aYse aggrdate which ranges from H50 to 175D kg/m
ILLUSTRATIDN

Tamping Leve lling the Svrface weighing9

000

CONCLUS1DN
Based on the resu lt ot the expenment, by averaging the rtsu }s of the
lu 72.Al kg/m. And,
thre tials the vnit wught of the fine aggr qate used is
for aggrcgate which
this is within tne qeneral ASTM qroding limits vnit weiqht
to 1750 ka Im°
ronges fom 45o