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Answers For Practice Problems in Lesson 5: Practice Problem #1: Specific Gravity Calculation For Coarse Aggregate

The document provides solutions to 6 practice problems related to calculating properties of construction aggregates: 1) It calculates the bulk specific gravity of coarse aggregate using mass measurements. 2) It calculates the bulk specific gravity of fine aggregate using mass measurements. 3) It calculates the absolute volume of an aggregate sample using its mass and bulk specific gravity. 4) It calculates the absorption of an aggregate using the saturated surface dry and oven dry masses. 5) It calculates the total and surface moisture contents of an aggregate sample using its masses at different conditions and absorption percentage. 6) It calculates the surface moisture content of an aggregate sample using volumetric measurements of water displaced.

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Answers For Practice Problems in Lesson 5: Practice Problem #1: Specific Gravity Calculation For Coarse Aggregate

The document provides solutions to 6 practice problems related to calculating properties of construction aggregates: 1) It calculates the bulk specific gravity of coarse aggregate using mass measurements. 2) It calculates the bulk specific gravity of fine aggregate using mass measurements. 3) It calculates the absolute volume of an aggregate sample using its mass and bulk specific gravity. 4) It calculates the absorption of an aggregate using the saturated surface dry and oven dry masses. 5) It calculates the total and surface moisture contents of an aggregate sample using its masses at different conditions and absorption percentage. 6) It calculates the surface moisture content of an aggregate sample using volumetric measurements of water displaced.

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Answers for Practice Problems in Lesson 5

Practice Problem #1: Specific gravity calculation for coarse aggregate

Given:
Oven-dry mass in air = 3168.5 g
Saturated surface-dry mass in air = 3190.0 g
Saturated mass in water = 1972.0 g

Solution/Answer:

𝐴
a) Bulk specific gravity, OD =
𝐵−𝐶
3,168.5 𝑔
=
3,190.0 − 1972.0

= 2.60

𝐵
b) Bulk specific gravity SSD =
𝐵−𝐶
3,190.0 𝑔
= = 𝟐. 𝟔𝟐
3,190.0 − 1,972 𝑔

Practice Problem #2: Calculate specific gravity for fine aggregate

Given:
Oven-dry mass in air = 490.7 g
Saturated surface-dry mass in air = 501.4 g
Mass of flask with specimen and water to fill mark = 953.5 g
Mass of flask with water to fill mark = 647.2 g

Solution/Answer:
𝐴
a. 𝐵𝑢𝑙𝑘 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑂𝐷 =
𝑆 +𝐵−𝐶

490.7𝑔
=
501.4𝑔 + 647.2𝑔 − 953.5𝑔

= 2.51

𝑆
b. 𝐵𝑢𝑙𝑘 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑆𝑆𝐷 =
𝑆 +𝐵−𝐶

501.4𝑔
= = 𝟐. 𝟓𝟕
501.4𝑔 + 647.2𝑔 − 953.5𝑔

Practice Problem #3: Calculation of absolute volume of an aggregate

A sample of oven-dry aggregate has a mass of 47.7 kg (105.0 lb). The bulk specific gravity is 2.60. Cal culate the absolute
volume of the aggregate.

Solution:

47 .7𝑘𝑔
𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 =
2.60𝑥1,000𝑘𝑔/𝑚3

Abs. vol. = 0.018m 3

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Practice Problem #4: Calculation of aggregate absorption

Given:
Mass of saturated surface-dry aggregate in air = 501.4 g
Mass of oven-dry aggregate in air = 490.7 g

Solution/Answer:

𝑊𝑆𝑆𝐷 − 𝑊𝑂𝐷
𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 , % = 𝑥 100
𝑊𝑂𝐷

501.4𝑔 − 490.7𝑔
𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 , % = 𝑥 100
490 .7𝑔

Absorption, % = 2.2%

Practice Example #5: Calculation of total moisture and surface moisture

An aggregate sample has an absorption of 1.2% and a mass of 847.3 g when wet. After oven drying, it has a mass of 792.7 g.
Calculate the total moisture content and surface moisture content.
Solution:

𝑊 − 𝑊𝑂𝐷
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 , % = 𝑥 100
𝑊𝑂𝐷

847.3𝑔 − 792.7𝑔
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 , % = 𝑥 100
792 .7𝑔

= 6.9%

Surface moisture content = 6.9% - 1.2%


= 5.7%

Practice Problem 6: Calculation of surface moisture content (SSD basis), volumetric method

In a laboratory, the following were measured. Compute the surface moisture.

Mass of wet aggregate 500.0 g


Original flask reading 200 mL
Final flask reading 403 mL
Bulk specific gravity SSD of aggregate 2.60

Solution:

Mass of displaced water, Wd = vol. of displaced water x density of water


= (403 ml – 200 ml) x 1g/ml
= 203 g
500𝑔
203𝑔 −
Surface Moisture content, % = 2.60
𝑥 100
500𝑔 −203𝑔

= 3.7%

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