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CMT Lab4
CMT Lab4
Experiment No. 4
OBJECTIVE
To be able to determine the average size of the aggregates and its fineness modulus.
PROCEDURE
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DOCUMENTATION
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Weighing the empty test sieves and pan
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Determining and weighing each test sieve with
the material retained.
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COMPUTATIONS
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REPORT:
Experiment number 4 is all about determining the average size of the fine
aggregates and its fineness modulus. The equipment we used was weighing scale, test
sieves, and mechanical shaker. We didn’t used oven anymore since our sample was
already in dry condition. We automatically followed the standard method for sieve
analysis of fine aggregates in accordance with ASTM C136. The first thing we did was
cleaning the test sieves in order to remove unnecessary dust and soil that are left from
previous used. Second, we weighed 500 grams of the aggregate that is to be used in
this experiment. Third, we nest the following sieves in order of decreasing size of
opening from top to bottom and placed the pan at the bottom of the set. Then, we
placed the sample on the top sieve and asked helped from Engr. Ranque to operate the
mechanical shaker. Next, using the mechanical shaker the sample was agitated for
about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, we weighed each of the test sieves with the
material retained. Lastly, we cleaned the test sieves we used and properly placed it in
its boxes inside the storage room.
CONCLUSION:
In this experiment due to inaccurate sample we weren’t able to get the exact range
of fine aggregates since we obtained 7.55 that belong to range of coarse aggregates
and not fine aggregates. However, we we’re still able to learn how to determine the
average size of the aggregate and its fineness modulus.