Designation: D 559 03

Standard Test Methods for Wetting and Drying Compacted Soil-Cement Mit!res
This standard is iss!ed !nder the "ed designation D 559# the n!m$er immediately
follo%ing the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or& in the case of re'ision& the year of last re'ision( ) n!m$er in
parentheses indicates the year of last reappro'al( )
s!perscript epsilon *e+ indicates an editorial change since the last re'ision or reappro'al(
This standard has $een appro'ed for !se $y agencies of the
Department of Defense(
,(Scope-
,(,These test methods co'er proced!res for determining
the soil-cement losses& %ater content changes& and 'ol!me
changes *s%ell and shrin.age+ prod!ced $y repeated %etting
and drying of hardened soil-cement specimens( The specimens
are compacted in a mold& $efore cement hydration& to mai-
m!m density at optim!m %ater content !sing the compaction
proced!re descri$ed in Test Methods D 55/(
,(0T%o test methods& depending on soil gradation& are
co'ered for preparation of material for molding specimens and
for molding specimens as follo%s:
Test Method )& !sing soil material passing a 1o( 2
*2(35-mm+ sie'e( This method shall $e !sed %hen ,00 4
of the soil sample passes the 1o( 2 *2(35-mm+ sie'e (((
Test Method 5& !sing soil material passing a 3
mm+ sie'e( This method shall $e !sed %hen part of the
soil sample is retained on the 1o( 2 *2(35-mm+ sie'e( This
test method may $e !sed only on materials %ith 30 4 or
less retained on the 3
62-in( *,9(0-mm+ sie'e( ((
,(3)ll o$ser'ed and calc!lated 'al!es shall conform to the
g!idelines for signi"cant digits and ro!nding esta$lished in
7ractice D 8008(
,(2The 'al!es stated in inch-po!nd !nits are to $e regarded
as standard& ecept as noted $elo%( The 'al!es gi'en in
parentheses are mathematical con'ersions to S9 !nits& and are
pro'ided for information only and are not considered standard(
,(2(,
The gra'itational system of inch-po!nd !nits is !sed
%hen dealing %ith inch-po!nd !nits( 9n this system& the po!nd
*l$f+ represents a !nit of force *%eight+& %hile the !nit for mass
is sl!gs(
,(2(0
The sl!g !nit of mass is almost ne'er !sed in
commercial practice *density& scales& $alances& etc(+( Therefore&
the standard !nit for mass in this standard is either .ilogram
*.g+ or gram *g+ or $oth( )lso& the e:!i'alent inch-po!nd !nit
*sl!g+ is not gi'en(
,(2(3
9t is common practice in the engineering;constr!ction
profession to !se po!nds to represent $oth a !nit of mass *l$m+
and of force
*l$f+( This implicitly com$ines t%o separate
,
These test methods are !nder the <!risdiction of the )STM Committee D,/
onSoil and =oc. and are the direct responsi$ility of S!$committee D,/(,5 on
Sta$ili>ation of )dditi'es(
C!rrent edition appro'ed ?e$(
appro'ed in ,939( @ast pre'io!s edition appro'ed in ,998 as D 559 98(
systems of !nits# that is& the a$sol!te system and the gra'ita-
tional system( 9t is scienti"cally !ndesira$le to com$ine the !se
of t%o separate sets of inch-po!nd !nits %ithin a single
standard( )s stated in ,(2(0& this standard incl!des the gra'ita-
tional system of inch-po!nd !nits and does not !se;present the
sl!g !nit for mass( Ao%e'er& the !se of $alances or scales
recording po!nds of mass *l$m+ or recording density in l$m;ft3
shall not $e regarded as nonconformance %ith this standard(
,(5This standard does not p!rport to address all of the
safety concerns& if any& associated %ith its !se( 9t is the
responsi$ility of the !ser of this standard to esta$lish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
$ility of reg!latory limitations prior to !se(
0(=eferenced Doc!ments
0(,)STM Standards:
C ,50 Speci"cation for 7ortland Cement0
C 595 Speci"cation for 5lended Aydra!lic Cements0
D 55/ Test Methods for Moist!re-Density =elations of
Soil-Cement Mit!res3
D 580 Test Methods for ?ree>ing-and-Tha%ing Compacted
Soil-Cement Mit!res3
D 853 Terminology =elating to Soil& =oc.& and Contained
?l!ids3
D 0,8/ Test Methods for Cali$ration of @a$oratory
Mechanical-=ammer Soil Compactors3
D 00,8 Test Method for @a$oratory Determination of Water
*Moist!re+ Content of Soil and =oc. $y Mass3
D 3320 7ractice for the Minim!m =e:!irements for )gen-
cies Bngaged in the Testing and;or 9nspection of Soil and
=oc. as Csed in Bngineering Design and Constr!ction3
D 2353 Speci"cation of B'al!ating& Selecting& and Specify-
ing 5alances and Scales for Cse in Soil& =oc.& and
Constr!ction Material Testing3
D 8008 7ractice for Csing Signi"cant Digits in Deotechni-
cal Data2
B ,, Speci"cation for Wire-Cloth and Sie'es for Testing
7!rposes5
B ,25 Speci"cations for Dra'ity-Con'ection and ?orced-
Eentilation F'ens8
3(Terminology
3(,?or common de"nitions of terms !sed in this standard&
refer to Terminology D 853(
2(Signi"cance and Cse
2(,These test methods are !sed to determine the resistance
of compacted soil-cement specimens to repeated %etting and
drying( These test methods %ere de'eloped to $e !sed in
con<!nction %ith Test Methods D 580 and criteria gi'en in the
Soil-Cement @a$oratory Aand$oo.3o determine the mini-
m!m amo!nt of cement re:!ired in soil-cement to achie'e a
degree of hardness ade:!ate to resist "eld %eathering(
1FTB , The :!ality of the res!lt prod!ced $y this standard is
dependent on the competence of the personnel performing it& and the
s!ita$ility of the e:!ipment and facilities !sed( )gencies that meet the
criteria of 7ractice D 3320 are generally considered capa$le of competent
and o$<ecti'e testing;sampling;inspection;etc( Csers of this standard are
ca!tioned that compliance %ith 7ractice D 3320 does not in itself ass!re
relia$le res!lts( =elia$le res!lts depend on many factors# 7ractice D 3320
pro'ides a means of e'al!ating some of those factors(
5()pparat!s
5(,Mold ) cylindrical metal mold ha'ing a 'ol!me of ,
80(00020ft3 *922 8 ,, cm3+ %ith an internal diameter of 2(0
80(0,8in( *,0,(80 8 0(2, mm+ and conforming to ?ig( , to
permit preparing compacted specimens of soil-cement mi-
t!res of this si>e( The mold shall $e pro'ided %ith a detacha$le
collar assem$ly approimately 0,
The mold may $e of the split type consisting of t%o half-ro!nd
sections or a section of pipe %ith one side split perpendic!lar
to the pipe circ!mference and that can $e sec!rely loc.ed in
place to form a closed cylinder ha'ing the dimensions de-
scri$ed a$o'e( The mold and collar assem$ly shall $e so
constr!cted that it can $e fastened "rmly to a detacha$le $ase(
5(0=ammer:
5(0(,Man!al =ammer ) man!ally operated metal ram-
mer ha'ing a 0(000 8 0(005-in( *50(/0 8 0(,3-mm+ diameter
circ!lar face and a mass of 0(29 8 0(0, .g( The rammer shall
$e e:!ipped %ith a s!ita$le g!ideslee'e to control the height of
drop to a free fall of ,0(0 8 ,
the ele'ation of the soil-cement( The g!ideslee'e shall ha'e at
least fo!r 'ent holes not smaller than 3
90G apart and located %ith centers 3
from each end and shall pro'ide s!fficient clearance that
freefalls of the rammer shaft and head %ill not $e restricted(
5(0(0Mechanical =ammer ) mechanically operated metal
rammer ha'ing a 0(000
diameter face and a man!fact!red mass of 0(29 8 0(0, .g( The
operating mass of the rammer shall $e determined from a
cali$ration in accordance %ith Methods D 0,8/( The rammer
shall $e e:!ipped %ith a s!ita$le arrangement to control the
height of drop to a free-fall of ,0(0 8 ,
a$o'e the ele'ation of the soil-cement(
5(0(3=ammer ?ace Strength and resistance to %etting-
and-drying of specimens compacted %ith the sector face
rammer may differ from that of specimens compacted %ith the
circ!lar face rammer( Therefore& the sector face rammer shall
not $e !sed !nless pre'io!s tests on li.e soil-cement mit!res
sho% that similar resistance to %etting and drying is o$tained
%ith the t%o types of rammers(
5(3Sample Btr!der ) <ac.& le'er frame& or other de'ice
adapted for the p!rpose of etr!ding compacted specimens
from the mold( 1ot re:!ired %hen a split-type mold is !sed(
5(25alances ) $alance or scale conforming to the re-
:!irements of Class D75 %ith a reada$ility of ,g in Speci"-
cation D 2353& ecept that a Class D70 $alance of
reada$ility is re:!ired for %ater content determination(
5(5Drying F'ens Thermostatically controlled& prefera$ly
forced-draft type& meeting the re:!irements of Speci"cation
B ,25 and capa$le of maintaining a !niform temperat!re of
,,085GC *030 8 9 G?+ thro!gho!t the cham$er for the %ater
content specimens& and a temperat!re of 3,83GC
*,8085G?+ thro!gho!t the drying cham$er for drying com-
pacted soil-cement specimens(
5(8Moist =oom ) moist room or s!ita$le co'ered con-
tainer capa$le of maintaining a temperat!re of 30 8 3G? *0, 8
,(3GC+ and a relati'e h!midity of ,00 4 for 3-day storage of
compacted specimens(
5(3Water 5ath S!ita$le tan. for s!$merging compacted
specimens in %ater at room temperat!re(
5(/Wire Scratch 5r!sh ) %ire scratch $r!sh made of 0 $y
6,8-in( *50(/00 $y ,(5//-mm+ Hat 1o( 08 gage *0(28-mm+ %ire
$ristles assem$led in 50 gro!ps of
,0 $ristles each and
mo!nted to form 5
longit!dinal ro%s and ,0 trans'erse ro%s of
$ristles on a 3-, 60$y 0-,
60-in( *,90(0 $y 83(5-mm+ hard%ood
$loc.(
5(9Straightedge ) stiff metal straightedge of any con'e-
nient length $!t not less than ,0-in( *050-mm+( The total length
of the straightedge shall $e machined straight to a tolerance of
80(005-in *80(,-mm+( The scraping edge shall $e $e'eled& if
it is thic.er than , 6/-in *3-mm+(
5(,0Sie'es 3-in( *35-mm+&
3 62-in( *,9(0-mm+& and 1o( 2
*2(35-mm+ sie'es
conforming to the re:!irements of Speci"-
cation B ,,(
5(,,Miing Tools Miscellaneo!s tools s!ch as miing
pan& and tro%el& or a s!ita$le mechanical de'ice for thoro!ghly
miing the soil %ith cement and %ater(
5(,05!tcher Inife ) $!tcher .nife approimately ,0 in(
*050mm+ in length for trimming the top of the specimens(
5(,3Scari"er ) si-pronged ice pic. or similar apparat!s
to remo'e the smooth compaction plane at the top of the "rst
and second layers of the specimen(
5(,2Container ) Hat& ro!nd pan for moist!re a$sorption
$y soil-cement mit!res& a$o!t ,0 in( *305 mm+ in diameter
and 0 in( *50 mm+ deep(
5(,5Meas!ring De'ice ) meas!ring de'ice s!ita$le for
acc!rately meas!ring the heights and diameters of test speci-
mens to the nearest 0(0, in( *0(00 mm+(
5(,87ans and Carriers S!ita$le pans for handling mate-
rials and carriers or trays for handling test specimens(
5(,3Drad!ate ) grad!ated cylinder of 050-m@ capacity
for meas!ring %ater(
5(,/Water Content Containers S!ita$le containers made
of material resistant to corrosion and change in mass !pon
repeated heating& cooling& epos!re to materials of 'arying pA& and cleaning( Cnless a
desiccator is !sed& containers %ith close
"tting lids shall $e !sed for testing specimens ha'ing a mass of
a$o!t 000g# %hile for specimens ha'ing a mass greater than
a$o!t 000g& containers %itho!t lids may $e !sed( Fne container
is needed for each %ater content determination(
8(Cali$ration
8(,7erform cali$rations $efore initial !se& after repairs or
other occ!rrences that might affect the test res!lts& at inter'als
not eceeding 500test specimens& or ann!ally&
%hiche'er
occ!rs "rst& for the follo%ing apparat!s:
8(,(,5alance B'al!ate in accordance %ith Speci"cation
D 3320(
8(,(0Molds Determine the 'ol!me as descri$ed in D 89/&
)nne ,(
8(,(3Man!al =ammer Eerify the free fall distance& ram-
mer mass& and rammer force in accordance %ith Section 5(0(
Eerify the slee'e re:!irements in accordance %ith Section
5(0(,(
8(,(2Mechanical =ammer Cali$rate and ad<!st the me-
chanical rammer in accordance %ith Test Method D 0,8/(
3(Test Method ) Csing Soil Material 7assing a 1o( 2
*2(35-mm+ Sie'e
3(,7reparation of Material for Molding Specimens:
3(,(, 7repare the soil sample in accordance
%ith the proce-
d!re descri$ed in Test Method ) of Test Methods D 55/(
3(,(0 Select a s!fficient :!antity of the soil
prepared as
descri$ed in 3(,(, to pro'ide t%o *1ote 0+ compacted speci-
mens and re:!ired moist!re samples(
1FTB 0 *Fptional+ Cs!ally only one
specimen *identi"ed as 1o( 0+ is
re:!ired for ro!tine testing( The other specimen *identi"ed as 1o( ,+ is
made for research %or. and for testing !n!s!al soils(
3(,(3 )dd to the soil the re:!ired amo!nt of
cement
conforming to Speci"cation C ,50 or Speci"cation C 595( Mi
the cement and soil thoro!ghly to a !niform color(
3(,(2 )dd s!fficient pota$le %ater to raise
the soil-cement
mit!re to optim!m %ater content at the time of compaction
and mi thoro!ghly( When the soil !sed is a hea'y tet!red
clayey material& compact the mit!re of soil& cement& and %ater
in the container to a depth of a$o!t 0 in( *50 mm+ !sing the
rammer descri$ed in 5(0 or a similar hand tamper& co'er& and
allo% to stand for not less than 5 min $!t not more than ,0 min
to aid dispersion of the moist!re and to permit more complete
a$sorption $y the soil-cement(
3(,(5 )fter the a$sorption period& thoro!ghly
$rea. !p the
mit!re& %itho!t red!cing the nat!ral si>e of indi'id!al par-
ticles& !ntil it %ill pass a 1o( 2 *2(35-mm+ sie'e& as <!dged $y
eye& and then remi(
3(0Molding Specimens:
3(0(, ?orm a specimen $y immediately
compacting the
soil-cement mit!re in the mold *%ith the collar attached+ and
later trimming the specimen in accordance %ith Test Method )
of Test Methods D 55/& and in addition scarify the tops of the
"rst and second layers to remo'e smooth compaction planes
$efore placing and compacting the s!cceeding layers( This
scari"cation shall form groo'es at right angles to each other&
approimately , 6/in( *3(0 mm+ in %idth and ,
6/in( *3(0 mm+ in
depth and approimately , 62in( *8(2 mm+ apart(
3(0(0 D!ring compaction& ta.e a
representati'e sample from
the $atch of soil-cement mit!re that has a mass of at least& ,00
g( Determine and record the mass( 9mmediately& dry the
specimen in an o'en at 030 8 9G? *,,0 8 5GC+ for at least ,0
h or to a constant mass( Determine and record the o'en-dry mass of the specimen to
fo!r signi"cant digits( Calc!late the
%ater content according to Test Methods D 00,8 and chec.
against the design %ater content *1ote 3+(
3(0(3Determine and record the mass of the compacted
specimen to fo!r signi"cant digits and remo'e it from the
mold( Calc!late the dry !nit %eight in l$f;ft3 according to Test
Method 55/ to chec. against the design dry density *1ote 3+(
3(0(3(, 9f the dry !nit %eight o$tained is
%ithin the design
tolerances speci"ed& identify the specimen %ith a metal tag *or
other s!ita$le de'ice+ as 1o( , together %ith any other needed
identi"cation mar.s( This specimen %ill $e !sed to o$tain data
on %ater content and 'ol!me changes d!ring the test(
3(0(3(0 9f the dry !nit %eight o$tained does
not meet the
tolerances speci"ed& then another specimen %ill need to $e
compacted(
3(0(2?orm a second specimen as rapidly as possi$le and
determine the %ater content and o'en-dry %eight as descri$ed
in 3(0(,-3(0(3( 9dentify this specimen as 1o( 0& together %ith
other needed identi"cation mar.s and !se to o$tain data on
soil-cement losses d!ring the test(
3(0(5Determine the a'erage diameter and height of the 1o(
,specimen and calc!late its 'ol!me(
3(0(87lace the specimens on s!ita$le carriers in the moist
room and protect them from free %ater for a period of 3 days(
3(0(3Determine and record the mass and meas!rements of
the 1o( , specimen at the end of the 3-day storage period to
pro'ide data for calc!lating its %ater content and 'ol!me(
1FTB 3 9t is important that all height and diameter meas!rements $e
acc!rate to %ithin 0(0, in( *0(0 mm+ and $e ta.en at the same points on the
specimen at all times(
3(37roced!re:
3(3(,)t the end of storage in the moist room& s!$merge the
specimens in pota$le %ater at room temperat!re for a period of
5h and remo'e( Determine and record the mass and meas!re-
ments of the 1o( , specimen *%ater content and 'ol!me change
specimen+(
3(3(07lace $oth specimens in an o'en at ,80G? *3,GC+ for
20h and remo'e( Determine and record the mass and mea-
s!rements of the 1o( , specimen(
3(3(3Di'e specimen 1o( 0 *soil-cement loss specimen+ t%o
"rm stro.es on all areas %ith the %ire scratch $r!sh( The $r!sh
shall $e held %ith the long ais of the $r!sh parallel to the
longit!dinal ais of the specimen or parallel to the ends as
re:!ired to co'er all areas of the specimen( )pply these stro.es
to the f!ll height and %idth of the specimen %ith a "rm stro.e
corresponding to approimately 3-l$f *,3(3-1+ force *1ote 2+(
Bighteen to t%enty 'ertical $r!sh stro.es are re:!ired to co'er
the sides of the specimen t%ice and fo!r stro.es are re:!ired on
each end(
1FTB 2 This press!re is meas!red as follo%s: clamp a specimen in a
'ertical position on the edge of a platform scale and >ero the scale( )pply
'ertical $r!shing stro.es to the specimen and note the force necessary to
register approimately 3 l$f *,3(3 1+(
3(3(2The proced!res descri$ed in 3(3(,-3(3(3 constit!te one
cycle *2/
h+ of %etting and drying( )gain s!$merge the
specimens in %ater and contin!e the proced!re for ,0 cycles(
1FTB 5 Mass determinations of specimen 1o( 0 $efore and after
$r!shing are !s!ally made at the end of each cycle %hen cond!cting
research and ma.ing special in'estigations(
3(3(5 The 1o( , specimen may $e
discontin!ed prior to ,0
cycles sho!ld the meas!rements $ecome inacc!rate d!e to
soil-cement loss of the specimen(
1FTB 8 9f it is not possi$le to r!n the cycles contin!o!sly $eca!se of
S!ndays& holidays& or for any other reason& hold the specimens in the o'en
d!ring the layo'er period if possi$le(
3(3(8 )fter ,0 cycles of test& dry the
specimens to constant
mass at 030G? *,,0GC+ and determine and record the mass of
the specimens(
3(3(3 The data collected %ill permit
calc!lations of 'ol!me
and %ater content changes of specimen 1o( , and the soil-
cement losses of specimen 1o( 0 after the prescri$ed ,0 cycles
of test(
/(Test Method 5 Csing Soil Material 7assing a3 62-in(
*,9(0-mm+ Sie'e
/(,7reparation of Material for Molding Specimens:
/(,(, 7repare the soil sample in accordance
%ith Test
Method 5 of Test Methods D 55/(
/(,(0 Select and maintain separate
representati'e samples of
soil passing the 1o( 2
*2(35-mm+ sie'e and of sat!rated&
s!rface-dry aggregate passing the 3 62-in( *,9(0-mm+ sie'e
and
retained on the 1o( 2 *2(35-mm+ sie'e so that the total sample
%ill $e eno!gh to pro'ide t%o *1ote 0+ compacted specimens
and re:!ired %ater content samples( The percentage& $y o'en-
dry mass& of aggregate passing the 3 62-in( *,9(0-mm+ sie'e
and
retained on the 1o( 2 *2(35-mm+ sie'e shall $e the same as the
percentage passing the 3-in( *35-mm+ sie'e and retained on the
1o( 2 *2(35-mm+ sie'e in the original sample(
/(,(3 )dd to the sample passing the 1o( 2
*2(35-mm+ sie'e&
the amo!nt of cement conforming to Speci"cation C ,50 or
Speci"cation C 595& re:!ired for the total sample speci"ed in
/(,(0 Mi the cement and soil thoro!ghly to
a !niform color(
/(,(2 )dd to the sample passing the 1o( 2
*2(35-mm+ sie'e&
s!fficient %ater to raise the total soil-cement mit!re pre-
scri$ed in /(,(0 to optim!m %ater content at time of compac-
tion and facilitate moist!re dispersion as descri$ed for Test
Method ) in 3(,(2 to 3(,(8(
/(,(5 )fter preparation of the mit!re as
descri$ed in
/(,(,-/(,(2& add the sat!rated& s!rface-dry aggregate to the
mit!re and mi thoro!ghly(
/(0Molding Specimens:
/(0(, ?orm a specimen $y immediately
compacting the
soil-cement mit!re in the mold *%ith the collar attached+ and
later trimming the specimen in accordance %ith Test Method 5
of Test Methods D 55/& and in addition as the mit!re for each
layer is placed in the mold& spade along the inside of the mold
%ith a $!tcher .nife $efore compaction to o$tain !niform
distri$!tion of the material retained on the 1o( 2 *2(35-mm+
sie'e and scarify the tops of the "rst and second layers as
descri$ed for Test Method ) of this test method(
/(0(0 D!ring compaction& ta.e from the
$atch a representa-
ti'e sample of the soil-cement mit!re %ith a mass of at least
500g& determine and record the moist mass immediately& and
dry in an o'en at 030 8 9G? *,,0 8 5GC+ for at least ,0 h or to constant mass to
determine the %ater content to chec.
against design %ater content(
/(0(3?orm a second specimen as rapidly as possi$le in the
same manner(
/(0(2Determine and record the mass of each compacted
specimen to chec. against design density& identify& meas!re the
1o( , specimen *1ote 0+& place in the moist room& and meas!re
the 1o( , specimen again at the end of the 3-day storage period
as descri$ed for Test Method ) in 3(0(3-3(0(3 *1ote 3+(
/(37roced!re:
/(3(,7roceed as directed in Test Method ) *see 3(3+(
9(Calc!lation
9(,Calc!late the 'ol!me and %ater content changes and the
soil-cement losses of the specimens as follo%s:
9(,(,Calc!late the difference $et%een the 'ol!me of speci-
men 1o( , at the time of molding and s!$se:!ent 'ol!mes as
a percentage of the original 'ol!me(
9(,(0Calc!late the %ater content of specimen 1o( , at the
time of molding and s!$se:!ent %ater contents as a percentage
of the original o'en-dry mass of the specimen(
9(,(3Correct the o'en-dry mass of specimen 1o( 0as
o$tained in 3(3(8 for %ater that has reacted %ith the cement and
soil d!ring the test and is retained in the specimen at 030G?
*,,0GC+& as follo%s:
Corrected o'en0dry mass 5 J);5K 3 ,00 *,+
%here:
) L o'en-dry mass after drying at 030G?
*,00GC+& and
5 L percentage of %ater retained in
specimen pl!s ,00(
The percentage of %ater retained in specimen 1o( 0 after
drying at ,,0GC for !se in the a$o'e form!la can $e ass!med
to $e e:!al to the %ater retained in specimen 1o( ,( When 1o(
,specimens are not molded& the foregoing data are not
a'aila$le and the a'erage 'al!es prescri$ed in Ta$le , are !sed(
9(,(2Calc!late the soil-cement loss of specimen 1o( 0 as a
percentage of the original o'en-dry mass of the specimen as
follo%s:
Soil0cement loss& 4 5 J);5K 3 ,00 *0+
%here:
) L original calc!lated o'en-dry mass
min!s "nal cor-
rected o'en-dry mass& and
5 L original calc!lated o'en-dry mass(
,0(=eport
,0(,The report shall incl!de the follo%ing:
,0(,(,The designed optim!m %ater content to the nearest
0(54&and maim!m dry !nit %eight of the molded specimens
to the nearest 0(5 l$f;ft3&
T)5@B , )'erage Eal!es
)'erage Water =etained )fter
))SATF Soil Classi"cation
Drying at 030G? *,,0GC+& 4
)-,& )-3 ,(5
)-0 0(5
)-2& )-5 3(0
)-8& )-3
,0(,(0The %ater content and dry !nit %eight o$tained in
molded specimens&
1FTB 3 Cnless other%ise speci"ed& normal la$oratory practice per-
mits the follo%ing tolerances $et%een design factors and those o$tained in
the molded specimens:
Water content 8,percentage point
Dry Cnit Weight 83l$f;ft3
,0(,(3The designed cement content& in percent& of the
molded specimens&
,0(,(2The maim!m 'ol!me change& in percent& and mai-
m!m %ater content d!ring test of specimen 1o( ,&
,0(,(5The soil-cement loss& in percent& of specimen 1o( 0&
,0(,(8Sample identi"cation *i(e(& sample n!m$er& pro<ect&
location& depth& etc(+& and
,0(,(37roced!re !sed *Method ) or Method 5+(
,,(7recision and 5ias
,,(,7recision Fnly limited data are a'aila$le from %hich
to <!dge the 'aria$ility of res!lts for these test methods( These
data are sho%n in Ta$le 0(
,,(,(,) larger amo!nt of mass loss data is listed !nder Test
Methods D 580( 9t is epected that 'ariations of res!lts of these
tests& Test Methods D 559& %o!ld $e similar since the same
$r!shing operation is !sed in $oth test methods to achie'e the
%eight loss(
,,(,(0Bperience indicates that the 'ariations in test res!lts
are greater for high mass losses and less for lo% mass losses(
The degree of 'ariation of most interest is that at the allo%a$le T)5@B 0 Weight @oss
of D!plicate Specimens in Wetting and
Drying Test )
))SATF Cement
Soil Class Content& 4 D!plicate
Specimens& 4
)-,-$ *0+ 0
3
5
)-2 *5+ 3
5
3
,0
)-8 *,0+ 3
5
3
,0
)-2 */+ 2
8
/
,0
Molded from same $atch $y same operator( Data from 7ac.ard& =( D(&
M)lternate Methods for Meas!ring ?ree>e-Tha% and Wet-Dry =esistance of
Soil-Cement Mit!res&N Aigh%ay =esearch 5oard 5!lletin 1o( 353& ,980(
mass loss criteria( S!ggested allo%a$le mass loss criteria are
gi'en in the literat!re(3
,,(05ias Since there is no accepted reference material
s!ita$le for determining the $ias for the proced!re for meas!r-
ing %eight loss& no statement on $ias is $eing made(
d!ra$ility# soil-cement# soil-cement mit!res# soil
sta$ili>ation# %et-dry
SCMM)=O F? CA)1DBS
9n accordance %ith Committee D ,/ policy& this section identi"es the locations of
changes to this standard
since the last edition *,998+ that may impact the !se of this test method(
*,+Changed Mmoist!reN to M%ater contentN in Sections 5(,/&
3(0(2&/(,(0&/(,(2&/(0(0and 1ote 3 to conform %ith D ,/
terminology(
*0+Changed referenced sections for Method ) and Method 5
in Section ,(0(
*3+)dded ne% Section ,(3 to reference D 8008( =en!m$ered
s!$se:!ent sections(
*2+=e'ised Section
methods(
*5+Cpdated titles and added D 853& D 00,8& D 2353& D 8008
and B ,25 to M=eferenced Doc!mentsN section(
*8+Cpdated 1ote , statement on 7ractice D 3320(
*3+)dded ne% Section 3 on MTerminologyN( =en!m$ered
s!$se:!ent sections(
*/+Changed M%eightN to MmassN thro!gho!t standard(
*9+=e'ised Sections 5(2& 5(5& 5(9 and 5(,/ to conform %ith
D ,/ policies and g!idelines(
*9+Corrected errors %ith respect to signi"cant digits(
*,0+)dded ne% Section 8 on MCali$rationN( =en!m$ered
s!$se:!ent sections(
*,,+=e'ised Section 3(0(0 to pro'ide clarity and to incl!de
signi"cant digits(
*,0+=e'ised Section 3(0(3 for clarity and added more speci"c
instr!ctions(
*,3+=e'ised last sentence in Sections 3(3(,
clarity(
*,2+=e'ised Section ,0 M=eportN to add ne% re:!irements(
*,5+=e'ised 1ote 3(
*,8+=e'ised MS!mmary of ChangesN section(