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Objective

Determination of unit weight or bulk density and zero of the aggregate.

devices

Name	Capacity
1. Balance	Sensitive to 0.5% of material weight
2. Cylindrical Metal Measurement	3 liters of capacity (exactly for total) 15 liters of capacity (up to 40 mm in total)
3. Tamping Rod	16 mm diameter. and 60 cm tall

Take the required amount of test sample using any sample reduction method.
Testing is usually performed on dry materials, but when bulk testing is required, materials with a given percentage of moisture may be used.

Measure the volume of the cylindrical metal measure by adding water to the metal measure and record the volume “V” in liters.
Fill the cylindrical metal measure approximately one-third full with the mixed aggregate and tamp it 25 times using a tamping bar.
Add another layer of one third of the total to the metal measure and give 25 strokes of the tamping bar.
Finally fill the over-flowing total in the metal measurement and tamp it 25 times.
Remove surplus aggregates using a tamping rod as a straightedge.
Determine the weight of the total in the measurement and record that weight “W” in kg.

Compressed Unit Weight or Bulk Density = W/V

Where,

W = Weight of the aggregate held in the cylindrical metal measure, kg

V = Volume of the cylindrical metal measure, liters

The percentage of vacancies is calculated as follows

Percentage of Vacancies = [(G – ϒ)/G]*100

Where

g = specific gravity of the aggregate

= bulk density kg/litre. In

Measure the volume of the cylindrical metal measure by adding water to the metal measure and record the volume “V” in liters.
Fill the cylindrical measurement to overflow by means of a shovel or scoop, being discharged from a height of not more than 5 cm from the top of the measurement
Level the top surface of the aggregate with a straightedge or tamping bar in the metal measure.
Determine the weight of the total in the measurement and record the weight “W” in kg.

Loose Unit Weight or Bulk Density = W/V

Where,

W = Weight of loose aggregate in cylindrical metal measurement, kg

V = Volume of the cylindrical metal measure, liters

The percentage of vacancies is calculated as follows

Percentage of Vacancies = [(G – ϒ)/G]*100

Where

g = specific gravity of the aggregate

= bulk density kg/litre. In

The bulk density is rounded off to the nearest 0.01 kg in kg/l. have been informed in

The percentage of vacancies are reported to the nearest whole number.

mention whether the set is

(a) oven dry,

(b) saturated and surface dry or