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Cmats Experiment 3
Cmats Experiment 3
Cmats Experiment 3
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approaches a free-flowing condition. The specimen is called saturated surface dry (SSD) when
it has reached a surface dry condition.
4. Weigh the SSD sample, W2.
5. Fill the pycnometer with water to the top and weigh, W 3.
6. Remove part of the water from the pycnometer, and put the SSD sample into it. then Fill with
additional water to approximately 90 percent of its capacity. And agitate the pycnometer to
eliminate all air bubbles. Bring the water level in the pycnometer to its calibrated capacity.
7. Determine the total weight of the pycnometer, specimen, and water, W 4.
8. Remove the sample from the pycnometer and dry to constant weight at a temperature of
110°C, cool, and weigh, W5.
9. Calculate the specific gravity and absorption.
Note:
W1
Bulk Specific Gravity Dry, ¿
W 3 +W 2−W 4
W2
Bulk Specific Gravity SSD, ¿
W 3 +W 2−W 4
W5
Apparent Specific Gravity, ¿
W 3 +W 5−W 4
W 2−W 5
Water Absorption Capacity, ¿ ×100
W5
Note:
W1
Bulk Specific Gravity Dry, ¿
W 2−W 3
W2
Bulk Specific Gravity SSD, ¿
W 2−W 3
W4
Apparent Specific Gravity, ¿
W 4 −W 3
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W 2−W 4
Water Absorption Capacity, ¿ ×100
W4
W1 = 50 g
W2 = 48 g
W3 =358 g
W4 = 360 g
W5 = 45 g
7. Conclusion:
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8. Assessment:
BEGINNER ACCEPTABLE PROFICIENT
CRITERIA SCORE
1 2 3
I. Laboratory Skills
Members do not Members occasionally
Manipulative Members always
demonstrate needed demonstrate needed
Skills demonstrate needed skills.
skills. skills
Members are unable Members are able to Members are able to set-up
Experimental
to set-up the set-up the materials the material with minimum
Set-up
materials. with supervision. supervision.
Members do not Members occasionally Members always
Process Skills demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted demonstrate targeted
process skills. process skills. process skills.
Members do not Members follow safety
Safety Members follow safety
follow safety precautions most of
Precautions precautions at all times.
precautions. the time.
II. Work Habits
Time
Members do not finish Members finish on Members finish ahead of
Management /
on time with time with incomplete time with complete data
Conduct of
incomplete data. data. and time to revise data.
Experiment
Cooperative and Members do not know Members have Members are on tasks and
Teamwork their tasks and have defined have defined
no defined responsibilities most responsibilities at all times.
responsibilities. of the time. Group Group conflicts are
Group conflicts have conflicts are cooperatively managed at
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cooperatively
to be settled by the
managed most of the all times.
teacher.
time.
Clean and orderly
Clean and orderly
Messy workplace workplace with
Neatness and workplace at all times
during and after the occasional mess
Orderliness during and after the
experiment. during and after the
experiment.
experiment.
Members require
Ability to do Members require
occasional Members do not need to be
independent supervision by the
supervision by the supervised by the teacher.
work teacher.
teacher.
Other Comments/Observations: Total Score
(Total Score)
Rating= ×100
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9. Reference(s):
ASTM 127-88 “Standard Test Method for Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregates”
ASTM 128-98 “Standard Test Method for Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregates”
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