OBSERVATIONS & CALCULATIONS:

𝐷𝑟𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
Formulae Used: 𝑮𝒎𝒃 = 𝑆𝑆𝐷 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡−𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟

𝑮𝒎𝒎−𝑮𝒎𝒃
% Air Void =
% =
𝐆𝐦𝐦 × 100

CALCULATION OF Gmm:

Trial 1 2 3 unit
Wt of empty pycnometer 551.1 551.1 551.1 gm
Wt of pycnometer + mix 946.8 967 962 gm
Wt of pycnometer + mix + water 1381.9 1394 1391 gm
Wt of pycnometer + water 1139.4 1139.4 1139.4 gm
Gmm 2.583 2.578 2.579
Average Gmm 2.580
100−𝑏
Gse = 100 𝑏
−
𝐺𝑚𝑚 𝐺𝑏

Gse = ( 100100−5
)−(
5
)
= 2.802
2.580 1.03

% DRY WT WT IN SSD Air AvgGm Avg Air

BINDER SAMPLE IN AIR WATER WT VOLUME Gmb Gmm Voids b voids
4.0 1 1.239 0.739 1.253 0.484 2.410 2.621 8.050
4.0 2 1.227 0.730 1.241 0.488 2.401 2.621 8.394 2.411 8.012
4.0 3 1.223 0.731 1.236 0.473 2.422 2.621 7.592
4.5 1 1.236 0.739 1.253 0.491 2.404 2.601 7.574
4.5 2 1.230 0.736 1.239 0.489 2.445 2.601 5.997 2.427 6.702
4.5 3 1.240 0.741 1.251 0.487 2.431 2.601 6.536
5.0 1 1.245 0.745 1.256 0.479 2.436 2.580 5.581
5.0 2 1.238 0.737 1.247 0.495 2.427 2.580 5.930 2.431 5.775
5.0 3 1.242 0.743 1.254 0.476 2.430 2.580 5.814
5.5 1 1.230 0.737 1.233 0.471 2.480 2.559 3.087
5.5 2 1.238 0.742 1.242 0.483 2.476 2.559 3.243 2.492 2.605
5.5 3 1.248 0.755 1.250 0.477 2.521 2.559 1.485
6.0 1 1.249 0.754 1.252 0.501 2.508 2.540 1.260
6.0 2 1.255 0.757 1.257 0.489 2.510 2.540 1.181 2.508 1.260
6.0 3 1.253 0.755 1.255 0.487 2.506 2.540 1.338