Laboratory Test Sheet Particle Density (Pycnometer) BS 812: Part 2 : Test 5.5
Location							Job Ref:
							BH/Pit No.
Soil Group		Type 1 General Granular Materials Type 2 General Cohesive Materials Type 3 General Chalk Materials Type 4 - Landscape Fill Type 5 - Top Soil Type 6 - Selected Granular Fill Type 7 - Selected Cohesive Fill Type 8 - Miscellaneous Materials Type 9 - Stabilized Materials Others					Sample No.
							Sample Depth m
Soil Type		Aggregates Clays Rocks Silts Peats Soils					Date
							Date Format		Default - mm/dd/yy ISO 8601 - yy-mm-dd Short - d M, y Medium - d MM, y Full - DD, d MM, yy With text - 'day' d 'of' MM 'in the year' yy
								Test  1	Test  2
Wt of Saturated Surface Dry Sample (SSD)						A(g)
Wt of Pyconmeter sample and water						B(g)
Wt og Pycnometer and water only						C(g)
Wt of Oven Dry Sample						D(g)
Sample Immersion(24+/- /2 hr)				Date in	1
				Time in	2	Temp 1	4			5
				Time Out	3	Temp 2	5			7
Immersion in Pycnometer
				Time in	8	Temp 1	9			10
						Temp 2	11			12
										Mean
Relative Density (Oven Dried )						D
						A-(B-C)
Relative Density (SSD)						A
						A-(B-C)
Relative Density (Apparent)						D
						D-(B-C)
Water Absorption(% Dry Mass)						100*(A-D)
						D
Oven Drying (24 +/- 1/2 hr)				Time in	13
				Time Out	14
	N.B	Ensure pycnometers are numbered before use and thoroughly dried on the
		outside before weighing
	Notes:-	1	Report relative density to 0.01
		2	Report Water Absorption to 0.1%
		3	State whether sample has been oven fried before test : YES/NO
	Checked by						Senior Technician