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What is the first test to be conducted on materials like fine aggregates, coarse aggregates and soil in a laboratory?

It serves as initial acceptance before conducting other tests.

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Question added by Nelio Beleo , Civil Inspector , Petrojet
Date Posted: 2016/07/08
SREEJITH KUNNATHULLY
by SREEJITH KUNNATHULLY , Sr. Landscape Engineer , Arcadis

For fine aggregates conduct tests on organic impurities,silt content, particle size and bulking

For coarse aggregates conduct sieve analysis, organic impurities & shape(flakiness elongation)

For soil- Soil investigation,Plate load test,Sampling, Proctor test, CBR test.

 

Tests to be conducted based on the nature of work. 

Karthikeyan Nithianantham
by Karthikeyan Nithianantham , Graduate Research Assistant , Highways research station

Wet sieve analysis, wash the sample through 75 micron sieve.

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