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9.2 Weigh the suspended specimen to the nearest 1 mg and 11. Report
record this weight as a. Fill a 400 or 600-mL beaker two-thirds
11.1 Report the average of the two determinations to the
full with freshly boiled distilled water containing a small
third decimal place, unless the individual values differ by more
amount of detergent (Note 1). Adjust the temperature of the
than 0.005. In this case, repeat the determinations with two
water to 25.0 6 0.2C and maintain this temperature during the
remainder of the test. Place the beaker with water on the newly selected fragments or cast specimens. Discard the lowest
straddle with the specimen, still suspended, fully submerged. of the four values and report the average of the others to the
When positioned correctly the beaker should not interfere with third decimal place as relative density 25C/25C.
the movement of the balance. Remove any air bubbles adher-
ing to the specimen or wire by means of a thin wire; then weigh 12. Precision
the immersed specimen to the nearest 1 mg. Record this weight 12.1 The following criteria shall be used for the acceptabil-
as b. ity of results (95 % probability):
NOTE 1About 100 mg of Alconox to 200 mL of water has been found 12.1.1 RepeatabilityDuplicate values by the same opera-
satisfactory. tor shall not be considered suspect unless they differ by more
9.3 Repeat the determination with the second test specimen. than 0.005.
12.1.2 ReproducibilityThe values reported by each of two
10. Calculation
laboratories, representing the arithmetic average of duplicate
10.1 Calculate the relative density of the material under test determinations, shall not be considered suspect unless the
as follows: reported values differ by more than 0.007.
Relative Density at 25C 5 a/~a 2 b! (1)
13. Keywords
where:
a 5 weight of the specimen in air, mg, and 13.1 asphalt; density; pitch; specific gravity; water displace-
b 5 weight of the specimen in water at 25.0C, mg. ment
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