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amount of clay, dry using the FOP for AASHTO T 255 / T 265 (Soil) or other agency
approved methods.
3. Calculate the dry mass of the oversize and fine material as follows:
Where:
1 + MC
4. Calculate the percentage of the fine and oversized particles by dry weight of the total
sample as follows: See Note 2.
=
And
=
100
+
100
+
Or for P c :
Where:
100 15.4
= 73%
15.4 + 5.7
100 5.7
= 27%
15.4 + 5.7
100 7.034
= 73%
7.03 + 2.602
100 2.602
= 27%
7.03 + 2.602
= 100
Pf
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+ ( )
100
100
Where:
100
+
Dd =
Df =
dry density of the fine particles kg/m3 (lb/ft3), determined in the lab
Pc=
Pf =
k =
k=
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Note 3: If the specific gravity is known, then this value will be used in the calculation. For most
construction activities the specific gravity for aggregate may be assumed to be 2.600.
Calculation
Sample Calculations:
Metric:
2329 kg/m3
73%
(2.697) (1000) = 2697 kg/m3
100
100
+
100
73%
27%
+
2329 3 2697 3
628,131,300 3
100
=
3
3
3
(628,883 + 2697 )
0.03134 + 0.01001 3
= 2418.1 3 2418 3
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English:
Maximum laboratory dry density (D f ):
140.4 lb/ft3
73%
100
100
+
100
73%
27%
+
3
140.4
168.3 3
2,362,932 3
100
=
=
3
3
3
(3790.8 + 12285.9 )
0.51994 + 0.16043 3
=
2,362,932 3
100
=
3
16,076.7
0.68037 3
= 146.98 3 147.0 3
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