Title Specific Gravity And Water Absorption Of Fine And Coarse

Aggregate

Result for water absorbtion for course aggregates

Mass after 24 hour immersed:
Mass tray = 481.2g
Mass tray + aggregates = 2844.5g
W3= Saturated surface dry weight of aggregates (g) =2363.3g
W4= Oven dried weight of aggregates (g) = 2321.1g

Absorption (%) od coarse aggregates

[𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑔. (𝑔) − 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑔. (𝑔)]
𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑔. (𝑔)

2363.3 − 2321.1
× 100 = 1.8%
2321.1
Result for specific gravity
W5=mass of sample = 2220g
W6= mass of empty wire basket suspended in the water = 1468g
W7= mass basket with aggregate in water (g) =2660g
W8= mass of oven dried aggregates (g) =2070.6g
Weight of Empty pan= 270.4g
Weight of Pan + Oven dried sample= 2341g

Bulk specific gravity SSD basis

2300
[2300 – (2660 − 1468)]
= 2.07
Apparent specific gravity
2070.6
[2070.6 – (2660 − 1468)]
=2.35

Specific gravity
2070.6
[2220 – (2660 − 1468)]
=2.01