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WORKSHEET FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE/DENSITY RELATIONSHIPS

AASHTO T 99 AND AASHTO T 180

Project: Where sampled: Sample of: Sampled by: Date: Source: Quantity represented: Lot No. Tested by: Sample No. Date:

USC

Metric

AASHTO T 99

AASHTO T 180

Method

Density Determination

Test No. (a) Wet soil + mold tare (b) Mold tare (c) Wet mass [a - b] (d) Wet density [k * c]1 Dry density [d/(1+0.01*w)]
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lbs (kg) lbs (kg) lbs (kg) lb/ft3(kg/m3) lb/ft3(kg/m3)

For USC system calculations with molds within tolerance, k = 30 for methods A and C or 13.33 for methods B and D. For metric system calculations with molds within tolerance, k= 1060 for methods A and C or 471 for methods B and D. Moisture Determination

Pan No. (r) Wet soil mass + tare (s) Dry soil mass + tare (t) Tare (u) Dry soil mass [s - t] (v) Water mass [r - s] (w) Moisture [v / u * 100] g g g g g %

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Maximum Dry Density: lb/ft3 (kg/m3) Optimum Moisture: %

Form FHWA 1625 (Rev 02-07 draft)

Dry Density, lbs/ft3 (kg/m3)

Moisture (% of Dry Mass)