Testing Procedures for Soil, Concrete, and Asphalt
This course introduces the student to testing procedures and methods used for classifying soils, concrete mixes, and bituminous asphalt mixtures.

This course introduces the student to testing procedures and methods used for classifying soils, concrete mixes, and bituminous asphalt mixtures. The objective of this course is to outline the more commonly used in-situ and laboratory tests used in distinguishing the characteristics, properties, and gradations of various soil, concrete and bituminous materials encountered in road construction.
Topics:
• Soils - Compaction and Density tests
• Equipment and Calibration
• Sample Preparation
• Data and Calculations
• Modified Proctor
• Sand Cone or Displacement Methods
• In-situ Testing
• Site Preparation
• Nuclear Moisture Density Meter Method
• CBR Bearing tests
• Hydrometer Analysis
• Concrete Testing
• Hardening, Gradation. Durability, Deterioration, Chemical Compostition
• Aggregate Sampling and Gradation
• Soundness and Impurities
• Specific gravity and Absorption, Surface Moisture
• Admixtures: Accelerators, retarders, plasticizers, Densifiers
• Waterproofing, air-entrainment, and workability agents
• Curing parameters
• Slump and Air Content Tests
• Unit weight, Compressive and Flexural Strength Tests
• Bituminous Materials Testing
• Emulsions, and Road Tars
• Solubility, Asphaltic Cutback, ID, Distillation, Flash point, Penetration, Aggregates Grading, Mineral Dust, SG Tests
• Mix Design
• Hazardous Materials Precautions
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