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College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
CE 49L 4A
Construction Materials and Testing, Lab.
Experiment No. 2
Puti, Shermae B.
15-205-172
I.
4.95
4.42
II.
SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS
SG=
III.
0.734
Wa
4.95
=
=3.916
WaWw+Wb 4.954.42+0.734
3. There is a little increase of the weight of the dry weight of aggregates and weight of
the aggregates at SSD condition.
4. There is an apparent loss of weight of the aggregates when weighed in water.
IV.
CONCLUSION
The specific gravity of a coarse aggregate can be determined using the principle of buoyancy. In
this laboratory test, it can be expressed in a formula shown below.
SG =
Wa
W aW w +W b
Where: SG
= specific gravity of aggregate at SSD condition
Wa
= weight of SSD aggregate in air (kg)
Ww
= weight of aggregate in water (kg)
Wb
= weight of wire basket in water (kg)
The percent absorption or water content of an aggregate is the ratio of the weight for water for
every weight of dry aggregates. It can be expressed in a formula shown below
Adsorption ( )=
W a W d
100
Wd
Where: Wa
Wd