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Description / Abstract:
This method describes a procedure for adjusting the densities of
soil and soil aggregate mixtures to compensate for differing
percentages of coarse particles retained on either the 4.75-mm (No.
4) or 19.0-mm (¾-in.) sieve. This is necessary to adjust either the
field wet density to a dry density of the material passing these
sieves or the reverse, by adjusting the lab density to the field
density when doing compaction control testing. Comparisons are made
by comparing the field densities with the maximum dry density as
determined by T 99 or T 180.
Two methods are available for correction: either lab to field or
field to lab density. The method specified in Section 4.1 adjusts
the compacted lab density to the field density. The method
specified in Section 4.2 adjusts the field wet density to dry
density of the fine fraction and compares its results with the
compacted lab density.
This test method applies to soil mixtures that have 40 percent
or less retained on the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve, when Method A or B
of T 99 or T 180 is used, or mixtures that have 30 percent or less
retained on the 19.0-mm (¾-in.) sieve, when Method C or D of T 99
or T 180 is used. The material retained on these sieves shall be
defined as oversize particles (coarse particles).
This method applies to soils with any percentage of oversize
particles as specified in Section 1.3. However, the correction may
not be of practical significance for soils with only a small
percentage of oversize particles. The person or agency specifying
this method shall specify a minimum percentage of oversize
particles below which the method need not be applied. If a minimum
percentage is not specified, this method shall be applied to
samples with more than 5 percent by weight of oversize
particles.
The following applies to all specified limits in this standard:
For the purposes of determining conformance with these
specifications, an observed value or a calculated value shall be
rounded off to the nearest 10 kg/m3 (1 pcf), according
to ASTM E 29.
The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard.