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Materials Test Methods - Volume 1

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Soils, road gravels, aggregates, concrete, cement, lime, flyash and fillers etc

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Index - Volume 1 - Materials Test Methods
TYPE TITLE SIZE PAGES
pdf Index - Volume 1 - Materials Test Methods 138Kb 11
pdf Revision Register 61.8Kb 5
(a) Pretreatment of samples
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pdf T102 - Pretreatment of Road Construction Materials by Compaction 47.7Kb 4
pdf T103 - Pretreatment of Road Construction Materials by Artificial Weathering 43.7Kb 4
(b) General
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pdf T105 - Preparation of Samples for Testing (Soils) 274Kb 31
pdf T106 - Coarse Particle Distribution in Road Construction Materials (by Dry Sieving) 147Kb 7
pdf T107 - Fine Particle Distribution in Road Construction Materials 61.3Kb 5
pdf T108 - Liquid Limit of Road Materials 85.5Kb 4
pdf T109 - Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index of Road Construction Materials 33.5Kb 3
pdf T111 - Dry Density/Moisture Relationship of Road Construction Materials 106Kb 7
pdf T112 - Dry Density/Moisture Relationship of Road Construction Materials (Modified Compaction) 34.9Kb 3
pdf T113 - Linear Shrinkage of Road Materials 23.8Kb 4
pdf T114 - Maximum Dry Compressive Strength of Road Construction Materials 110Kb 8
pdf T116 - Unconfined Compressive Strength of Remoulded Road Construction Materials 116Kb 8
pdf T117 - California Bearing Ratio of Remoulded Specimens of Road Construction Materials 54.7Kb 9
pdf T117A - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of Remoulded Specimens of Road Materials (Ten Day Soak Period) 3
pdf T118 - Determination of the In Situ California Bearing Ratio of Road Materials 12.8Kb 2
pdf T119 - Field Density of Road Construction Materials (Sand Replacement Method) 150Kb 8
pdf T120 - Moisture Content of Road Construction Materials (Standard Method) 57.5Kb 5
pdf T121 - Moisture Content of Road Construction Materials (Sand Bath or Hot Plate Method) 59.7Kb 5
pdf T123 - pH Value of a Soil (Electrometric Method) 32.3Kb 3
pdf T125 - Field Density of Road Construction Materials (Balloon Densometer Method) 163Kb 7
pdf T126 - Assessment of Primer or Binder Absorption by Road Gravel 25.2Kb 4
pdf T127 - Apparent Density of Fine Soil Particles 24.5Kb 4
pdf T128 - Apparent Density of Soils Containing Coarse Particles 23.8Kb 4
pdf T129 - Bulk Density and Water Absorption of the Fine Sand Fraction of Soils 39.2Kb 7
(c) Stabilisation with cement
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pdf T130 - Dry Density-Moisture Relationship for Mixtures of Road Construction Materials (blended in the laboratory with Cementitious Binders) 46.8Kb 5
pdf T131 - Unconfined Compressive Strength of Road Construction Materials (blended in the laboratory with Cementitious Binders) 39.8Kb 4
pdf T132 - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of Cement Modified Road Materials Stabilised or Modified with Proportions of Cement 63.7Kb 11
pdf T133 - Durability of Road Materials Modified or Stabilised by the Addition of Cement 38.9Kb 7
pdf T134 - Lime or Cement Content of Uncured Stabilised Soil (E.D.T.A. Method) 5
pdf T135 - Cement Content of Cement Stabilised Soil (EDTA Method) 46.9Kb 3
pdf T136 - Rate of Spread of Dry Powder Binders 41.05Kb 3
pdf T137 - Cement Content of Cement Stabilised Material (Heat of Neutralisation Method) 24.7Kb 4
(d) Stabilisation with lime or lime-flyash
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pdf T143 - Lime Content of Lime Stabilised Materials 25.3Kb 4
pdf T144 - Determination of the Lime Saturation Point of Roadmaking Materials by the pH Method 94.8Kb 6
pdf T146 - Conductometric Determination of the Lime or Cement Content of Stabilised Material 24.5Kb 4
pdf T147 - Working time for Road Construction Materials (Blended in the Laboratory with Slow Setting Binders) 57.4Kb 7
(e) Stabilisation with bituminous materials
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pdf T150 - Density - Moisture Relations for Mixtures of Road Materials and Bituminous Materials 62.6Kb 9
pdf T151 - Determination of Absorption and Compressive Strength of Road Materials Stabilised or Modified with Bituminous Materials 8
pdf T152 - Stability of Mixtures of Road Materials and Bituminous Materials (Hubbard - Field Method) 32.8Kb 6
(f) General ((b) continued)
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pdf T160 - Benkelman Beam Deflection Test 80.9Kb 7
pdf T161 - Dynamic Cone Penetrometer 119Kb 6
pdf T162 - Compaction Control Test (Rapid Method) 151Kb 8
pdf T163 - Compaction Factor of Soils and Gravels 60.5Kb 6
pdf T164 - Maximum Dry Density of Cohesionless Materials (by Vibration) 33.9Kb 3
pdf T165 - Density in Situ of Road Construction Materials (Fixed Volume Extractive Method) 195Kb 9
pdf T166 - Relative Compaction of Road Construction Materials 72.6Kb 5
pdf T167 - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of Remoulded Specimens of Road Materials (Design Method) 64.9Kb 10
pdf T168 - Determination of In Situ Infiltration of Water into a Road Pavement 44.8Kb 5
pdf T169 - Measurement of Soil Moisture Suction Using the Filter Paper Method 20.9Kb 4
pdf T170 - Determination of the Soil Suction-Moisture Content Relationship for Soils 30.1Kb 5
pdf T171 - Modified Texas Triaxial Compression Test for Pavement Materials 225Kb 14
pdf T171a - Addendum to Modified Texas Triaxial Test 28.5Kb 2
pdf T172 - Determination of Capillary Rise and Swell and Absorption of Road Materials 73.3Kb 5
pdf T173 - Field Dry Density of Road Construction Materials (Nuclear Gauge in Direct Transmission Method) 67.4Kb 6
pdf T176 - Calibration of a Nuclear Density-Moisture Gauge (Blocks Method) 12.4Kb 2
pdf T177 - Pavement Deflection Measurement (Falling Weight Deflectometer) 145Kb 8
pdf T179 - Determination of the Pavement Longitudinal Surface Profile Factor (One Metre Profile Beam) 49.3Kb 3
pdf T180 - Moisture Content of Road Construction Materials (Microwave Oven Method) 63.7Kb 5
pdf T182 - Pavement Surface Roughness 227Kb 15
pdf T183 - Surface Deviation Using a Straightedge 133Kb 5
pdf T185 - Resistivity of Sands and Granular Material 26.5Kb 3
pdf T186 - Erodibility of Stabilised Road Construction Materials 109Kb 8
pdf T187 - Measurement of Ride Quality of Road Pavements by Laser Profiler 134Kb 12
pdf T188 - Project Ride Quality (Vehicular Laser Profilometer) 0 11
pdf T189 - Determination of Skid Resistance by Sideways Force Measuring Equipment 268Kb 13
pdf T190 - Fine Particle Size Distribution by Hydrometer 12.3Kb 2
pdf T191 - Determination of Deflection and Curvature by Deflectograph 167Kb 10
pdf T192 - Determination of the Texture Depth of Road Surfacing by the TRL Mini Texture Meter 42.05Kb 8
pdf T193 - Establishing and Maintaining Control Charts for Concrete Base Course Thickness 171Kb 21
pdf T194 - Establishing and Maintaining Control Charts for Concrete Pavement Surface Heights 243Kb 29
pdf T195 - Sampling Plan for Surface Level Departures for Sampling Concrete Pavement Surface Heights 125Kb 6
pdf T198 - Proof Rolling Test 71.7Kb 4
pdf T199 - Deflection Monitoring Test 109Kb 5
pdf T2105 - Correlation of Moisture Content with Standard Method 30.8Kb 3
pdf T2160 - Determination of Extent of Road Pavement Cracking by RoadCrack Equipment 111Kb 10
(g) Aggregates
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pdf T200 - Chloride content of roadbase 30.1Kb 3
pdf T201 - Sieve Analysis of Aggregates 25.9Kb 4
pdf T202 - Presence of Friable Particles in Aggregates 17.7Kb 3
pdf T203 - Materials Finer than 75 µm in Aggregates (by Washing) 24.4Kb 4
pdf T204 - Los Angeles Test for Coarse Aggregates 37.4Kb 6
pdf T205 - Aggregate Crushing Value 19.6Kb 3
pdf T208 - Water Absorption of Coarse Aggregate 22.9Kb 4
pdf T209 - Density and Water Absorption of Coarse Aggregate 14.8Kb 2
pdf T210 - Density and Water Absorption of Fine Aggregate 14.8Kb 2
pdf T211 - Loose Unit Mass of Aggregate 19.96Kb 3
pdf T212 - Compacted Unit Mass of Aggregate 20.2Kb 3
pdf T213 - Particle Shape by Proportional Calliper 30.4Kb 3
pdf T215 - Wet/Dry Strength Variation 39.9Kb 3
pdf T216 - Sandstone Crushing Value 20.1Kb 3
pdf T217 - Accelerated Expansion Test 22.8Kb 4
pdf T218 - Total Sulphur Content in Metallurgical Slag 26.3Kb 4
pdf T219 - Acid Soluble Sulphate Content in Road Construction Materials 31.96Kb 3
pdf T220 - Iron Unsoundness in Metallurgical Slag 17.5Kb 3
pdf T221 - Dusting or Falling Unsoundness in Metallurgical Slag (Petrographic Method) 22.9Kb 4
pdf T222 - Indirect Tensile Strength of Rock Drill Core (Brazil or Splitting Test) 31.6Kb 5
pdf T223 - Determination of the Point Load Strength of Rock Specimens (Field Method) 67.2Kb 6
pdf T224 - Determination of the Ultrasonic Velocity of Soil and Rock 93.1Kb 7
pdf T225 - Petrographic Examination of Granular Material 52.3Kb 9
pdf T226 - Petrographic Examination of Rock in Thin Section and Polished Thin Section 55.5Kb 11
pdf T227 - Clay Content of Crushed Rock Used for Pavement Construction (X-ray & Petrographic Methods) 18.2Kb 3
pdf T229 - Unconfined Compressive Strength of Rock Core to 50 MPa Strength 34.9Kb 4
pdf T230 - Resistance to Stripping of Aggregates and Binders 31.1Kb 5
pdf T231 - Frictional Resistance by Pendulum Tester 12.9Kb 2
pdf T232 - Average Texture Depth of Road Surface Using the Textural Depth Meter 56.7Kb 3
pdf T233 - Polishing Value of Aggregate 12.8Kb 2
pdf T234 - Polishing Value of Aggregate by Trafficking 17.2Kb 3
pdf T235 - Average Least Dimension of Aggregate 12.9Kb 2
pdf T236 - Rate of Spread of Cover Aggregate 14.6Kb 2
pdf T237 - Rate of Application of Precoating Agent to Cover Aggregate 17.8Kb 3
pdf T238 - Initial Adhesion of Cover Aggregates and Binders 25.2Kb 4
pdf T239 - Fractured Faces of Coarse Aggregate 21.8Kb 4
pdf T240 - Texture Depth of Coarse Textured Road Surfaces 1.01Mb 7
pdf T260 - Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregate (Colour Test) 18.4Kb 3
pdf T262 - Determination of Moisture Content of Aggregates (Standard Method) 19.7Kb 3
pdf T263 - Bulking of Sand 14.5Kb 2
pdf T264 - Soluble Salts in Sand 18.5Kb 3
pdf T266 - Soundness of Aggregates (By Use of Sodium Sulphate Solution) 130Kb 6
pdf T268 - Determination of Clay or Fine Silt Content in Aggregate (Settling Method) 3
pdf T269 - Sugar in Aggregate 17.9Kb 3
pdf T270 - Material Finer than 2 µm in Aggregates 81.9Kb 6
pdf T271 - Ball Penetration Test 275Kb 8
pdf T272 - Modified Tray Test for Sealing Aggregates 109Kb 8
pdf T273 - Investigation of Seal Behaviour 1.26Mb 29
pdf T274 - Measurements of Aggregate Spread Rate During Sealing (Field Method) 17.8Kb 3
pdf T275 - Average Least Dimension of 5 mm and 7 mm Aggregates 271Kb 6
pdf T276 - Foreign Materials Content of Recycled Crushed Concrete 19.2Kb 3
pdf T277 - Measurement of Loose Aggregate on Sprayed Seals 25.1Kb 4
pdf T278 - Aggregate Shape by AGD/ALD Dimension 45.2Kb 4
pdf T279 - Flow Time and Voids Content of Fine Aggregate by Flow Cone 104Kb 6
(h) Concrete
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pdf T300 - Method of Sampling Fresh Concrete 12.9Kb 2
pdf T301 - Consistence of Concrete (Slump Test) 12.5Kb 2
pdf T302 - Compacting Factor of Concrete 12.6Kb 2
pdf T303 - Mass per Unit Volume of Freshly Mixed Concrete 12.4Kb 2
pdf T304 - Moulding of Concrete Specimens for testing in Compression,Indirect Tension and Flexure 31.5Kb 6
pdf T305 - Inspection and Capping of Concrete Compression Test Specimens 12.7Kb 2
pdf T306 - Compressive Strength of Concrete Specimens 12.7Kb 2
pdf T307 - Compressive Strength of Concrete Specimens (Manual Machine)