Discuss the effect of the amount of material passing the 0.075-mm sieve on the stability, drainage, and frost susceptibility of aggregate base courses.
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- Define the minimum weight of fine aggregate for sieve analysis as per ASTM C136 ?8. What is the maximum allowable limit of Materials Finer Than 75 Mm (No. 200) Sieve in Coarse Aggregates in % according ASTM C33? 9. What is the maximum allowable limit (in %) of clay lumps and friable particles in fine and coarse aggregates? 10. What is the maximum allowable limit of loss (in %) of a coarse aggregate sample tested for abrasion and impact in the Los Angeles Abrasion Machine?Observation and analysis for sieve analysis of fine aggregate (ASTM C136). What is the conclusion for this?
- a. What is the percent passing on 4.75 mm sieve? b. What is the fineness modulus of the fine aggregate sample?Calculate the percent voids between aggregate particles that have been compacted by rodding, if the dry-rodded unit weight is 72.5 lb/ft3 and the bulk dry specific gravity is 2.639.What is the difference between conducting laboratory tests on the specific gravity and absorption of coarse and fine aggregate?
- Calculate the percent voids between aggregate particles that have been compacted by rodding, if the dry-rodded unit weight is 88.0 lb/cu ft and the bulk dry specific gravity is 2.701.A sieve analysis test was performed on a sample of coarse aggregate and produced the following results. Referring to ASTM C33, what is the closest size number, and does it meet the gradation for that standard size?The following laboratory tests are performed on aggregate samples:a. Specific gravity and absorptionb. Soundnessc. Sieve analysis testWhat are the significance and use of each of these tests?
- What is the method of compaction used in bulk unit weight and voids in aggregate?The following table provides data obtained during a specific gravity and absorption test on coarse aggregate. Using the data, determine the a) apparent bulk specific gravity, b) bulk SSD specific gravity, and c) absorption of the coarse aggregate.Based on the ASTM C33 standard for fine aggregate for Portland cement, what is the minimum percentage of aggregates that must pass the number 30 sieve in order to meet the ASTM standard?
