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Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a
substance to the density ( mass of the same unit volume
) of water . As it is a ratio of densities, is a dimensionless
quantity. Specific gravity varies with temperature and
pressure .
Objective :
1- Determining bulk specific gravity , bulk SSD specific
gravity , apparent specific gravity and absorption of
coarse aggregate sample .
2- Determining bulk specific gravity , bulk SSD specific
gravity , apparent specific gravity and absorption of fine
aggregate sample .
Fine aggregate :
A : weight of sample in air at dry condition = 271.1 g .
B : weight of pycnometer filled with water to mark =
1059.1 g .
S : weight of SSD sample in air = 285.5 g .
C : weight of pycnometer with sample and water to mark
= 1212.6 g .
scCalculation :
bulk SG =
2.053
A
B+S-C
bulk SG (SSD) =
271.1
1059.1 285.5 1212.6
S
B S C
285.5
1059.1 285.5 1212.6
= 2.163
Apparent SG =
Absorption % =
A
B Ac
271.1
1059.1 271.1 1212.6
SA
* 100%
A
= 2.305
285.5 271.1
* 100%
271.1
= 5.311%
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G1 G 2 G3