Specific Gravity & Water Absorption

(IS 2386: Parts 3)

Name Of The Project: of quarters Type-IV (15 units), Type-III (31 Units), Type-II (18 Units), ORH (300 Sqm.), Running Room and other
Construction
miscellaneous work at Railway Station namely Kharsia, , Chhal, Gharghoda, Korichhapar,Dharamjaygarh and Bhalumuda in
connection with new BG electrified Double line Railway track in the State of Chhattisgarh over South east Central Railway Between
Kharsia and Dharamjaygarh with Spur from Gharghoda to Garepelma.

Name Of Client: IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Name Of Contractor: M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Source Of Material: CHANDRAPUR Date Of Sampling:
Location : KHARSIA Date Of Testing :
Material :- 10 MM Tested By : M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Testing Location:- LAB

OBSERVATIONS
Description
S.No. DESCRIPTION AVERAGE
Sample -1 sample-2

Weight of Oven dried

1 (A) 610 600
sample in Air (g)

Weight of
2 Pycnometer filled (B) 1685 1685
with water(g)

Weight of Saturated 2.65

3 sample dried in Air (g) (C) 615 604

Weight of
Pycnometer +
4 Specimen+ water to (D) 2070 2062
calibration mark (g)

5 Bulk Specific Gravity = A/C-(D-B) 2.65 2.64

6 Water Absorption % (C-A)/AX100 0.82 0.67 0.74

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 Specific Gravity & Water Absorption

(IS 2386: Parts 3)

Name Of The Project: of quarters Type-IV (15 units), Type-III (31 Units), Type-II (18 Units), ORH (300 Sqm.), Running Room and other
Construction
miscellaneous work at Railway Station namely Kharsia, , Chhal, Gharghoda, Korichhapar,Dharamjaygarh and Bhalumuda in
connection with new BG electrified Double line Railway track in the State of Chhattisgarh over South east Central Railway Between
Kharsia and Dharamjaygarh with Spur from Gharghoda to Garepelma.

Name Of Client: IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Name Of Contractor: M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Source Of Material: CHANDRAPUR Date Of Sampling:
Location : KHARSIA Date Of Testing :
Material :- 10 MM Tested By : M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Testing Location:- LAB

OBSERVATIONS
Description
S.No. DESCRIPTION AVERAGE
Sample -1 sample-2

Weight of Oven dried

1 (A) 612 610
sample in Air (g)

Weight of
2 Pycnometer filled (B) 1685 1685
with water(g)

Weight of Saturated 2.67

3 sample dried in Air (g) (C) 616 614

Weight of
Pycnometer +
4 Specimen+ water to (D) 2071 2072
calibration mark (g)

5 Bulk Specific Gravity = A/C-(D-B) 2.66 2.69

6 Water Absorption % (C-A)/AX100 0.65 0.66 0.65

FOR SHIV JI & CO FOR IRCON

 Specific Gravity & Water Absorption

(IS 2386: Parts 3)

Name Of The Project: of quarters Type-IV (15 units), Type-III (31 Units), Type-II (18 Units), ORH (300 Sqm.), Running Room and other
Construction
miscellaneous work at Railway Station namely Kharsia, , Chhal, Gharghoda, Korichhapar,Dharamjaygarh and Bhalumuda in
connection with new BG electrified Double line Railway track in the State of Chhattisgarh over South east Central Railway Between
Kharsia and Dharamjaygarh with Spur from Gharghoda to Garepelma.

Name Of Client: IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Name Of Contractor: M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Source Of Material: CHANDRAPUR Date Of Sampling:
Location : KHARSIA Date Of Testing :
Material :- 10 MM Tested By : M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Testing Location:- LAB

OBSERVATIONS
Description
S.No. DESCRIPTION AVERAGE
Sample -1 sample-2

Weight of Oven dried

1 (A) 602 605
sample in Air (g)

Weight of
2 Pycnometer filled (B) 1685 1685
with water(g)

Weight of Saturated 2.61

3 sample dried in Air (g) (C) 605 610

Weight of
Pycnometer +
4 Specimen+ water to (D) 2060 2063
calibration mark (g)

5 Bulk Specific Gravity = A/C-(D-B) 2.62 2.61

6 Water Absorption % (C-A)/AX100 0.50 0.83 0.66

FOR SHIV JI & CO FOR IRCON

 Specific Gravity & Water Absorption

(IS 2386: Parts 3)

Name Of The Project: of quarters Type-IV (15 units), Type-III (31 Units), Type-II (18 Units), ORH (300 Sqm.), Running Room and other
Construction
miscellaneous work at Railway Station namely Kharsia, , Chhal, Gharghoda, Korichhapar,Dharamjaygarh and Bhalumuda in
connection with new BG electrified Double line Railway track in the State of Chhattisgarh over South east Central Railway Between
Kharsia and Dharamjaygarh with Spur from Gharghoda to Garepelma.

Name Of Client: IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Name Of Contractor: M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Source Of Material: CHANDRAPUR Date Of Sampling: 03-03-2020
Location : KHARSIA Date Of Testing : 03-03-2020
Material :- 10 MM Tested By : M/S VISHAL BUILDERS/IRCON
Testing Location:- LAB

OBSERVATIONS
Description
S.No. DESCRIPTION AVERAGE
Sample -1 sample-2

Weight of Oven dried

1 (A) 632 663
sample in Air (g)

Weight of
2 Pycnometer filled (B) 1685 1685
with water(g)

Weight of Saturated 2.63

3 sample dried in Air (g) (C) 635 668

Weight of
Pycnometer +
4 Specimen+ water to (D) 2079 2102
calibration mark (g)

5 Bulk Specific Gravity = A/C-(D-B) 2.62 2.64

6 Water Absorption % (C-A)/AX100 0.47 0.75 0.61

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