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Laboratory Exercise # 2 Reducing Samples of Aggregate To Testing Size

This document summarizes a laboratory exercise on reducing aggregate samples to a testable size. It describes three common techniques: using a mechanical splitter, quartering with a shovel, and quartering with a cloth. For each technique, it outlines the necessary materials and step-by-step procedures. Pictures further illustrate the techniques. The objectives are to understand how to properly reduce aggregate samples and ensure they are representative of the whole. Concluding remarks note that the techniques must be selected based on the sample properties and testing needs, and knowing these methods is important for future engineering work involving materials testing.

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Laboratory Exercise # 2 Reducing Samples of Aggregate To Testing Size

This document summarizes a laboratory exercise on reducing aggregate samples to a testable size. It describes three common techniques: using a mechanical splitter, quartering with a shovel, and quartering with a cloth. For each technique, it outlines the necessary materials and step-by-step procedures. Pictures further illustrate the techniques. The objectives are to understand how to properly reduce aggregate samples and ensure they are representative of the whole. Concluding remarks note that the techniques must be selected based on the sample properties and testing needs, and knowing these methods is important for future engineering work involving materials testing.

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ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE


E. Jacinto St., Davao City

LABORATORY EXERCISE # 2
REDUCING SAMPLES OF AGGREGATE TO TESTING SIZE

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for


CE 2234
Submitted to:
Engr. Robert Romero, MSE

Submitted by:
CVEng-2A

Lavarias, Lorenz Jay G.


Date of Submission: November 22, 2019
OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the significance of reducing aggregates to sample size that can be applied in future
laboratory activities.
 To be knowledgeable of the basic process of the three common reduction techniques specifically the
usage of a mechanical splitter, quartering and miniature stockpile.

INTRODUCTION
The following techniques in reducing aggregates introduced in this laboratory activity may help students
in reducing large samples to their desired size of materials to be tested. These techniques may help to reduce the
deviations and errors in the test sample as its purpose is to represent the large sample of land.

APPARATUS/MATERIALS NEEDED
 Mechanical Splitter
 Shovel or Trowel
 Plastic Container
 Coarse Aggregates
 Fine Aggregates
 Large piece of cloth

PROCEDURES
METHOD A – MECHANICAL SPLITTER
1. Prepare the mechanical splitter by cleaning any left out dust and aggregates or other presence of
dirt most especially in the two catch basin.
2. Fill the mechanical splitter with the coarse aggregates and let the aggregates flow in the two
catch basin.
3. Choose one from the two catch basin to be used as the sample.
4. Return the aggregate from the catch basin that was not selected to the stack.

METHOD B – QUARTERING USING A SHOVEL


1. Place the tarpaulin/cloth in a plain and smooth surface.
2. Put the aggregates on top of the center of the tarpaulin/cloth and form it as a cone
3. Flatten the cone into a circle
4. Cut the circle into four equal parts using the trowel or a shovel
5. Choose two diagonally opposite quarters to be used as the sample
6. Return the left two quarters to the stack

METHOD C – QUARTERING USING A CLOTH


1. Prepare a large cloth and place it in a smooth plain surface
2. Put the aggregates on top of the center of the tarpaulin/cloth and form it as a cone
3. Flatten the cone into a circle
4. Cut the circle into four equal parts by pulling the cloth up
5. Choose two diagonally opposite quarters to be used as the sample
6. Return the left two quarters to the stack

PICTURES

COLLECTION OF TOTAL SAMPLE

METHOD A – MECHANICAL SPLITTER

FEEDING TOTAL SAMPLE IN THE CHUTE DISTRIBUTE THE AGGREGATES EVENLY


DIVISION OF AGGREGATES IN THE CATCH BASIN

METHOD B – QUARTERING USING A SHOVEL

FORMING A CONICAL PILE

FLATTENING OF THE PILE

DIVISION OF THE PILE INTO 4


EQUAL PARTS
REMOVING DIAGONALLY
OPPOSITE QUARTERS
METHOD C – QUARTERING USING A CLOTH

FORMATION OF CONICAL PILE FLATTENING OF THE CONICAL PILE

DIVISION OF THE PILE BY CLOTH CHOOSING DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE QUARTER

REMOVAL OF THE CHOSEN QUARTERS


REMARKS
In this laboratory activity, members should be collecting a sample that represents the whole stack of
aggregates to be tested. Before using the different types of reducing, the whole sample must be mixed well to
get more accurate tested sample. The activity must be done on a flat and clean surface to reduce errors. This
activity must be taken seriously because as the future engineers, these methods are useful most especially in
future projects involving testing of materials or soil.

CONCLUSION
From this laboratory experiment, I conclude that there are a lot of methods in reducing the sample
aggregates to a testing size but based on our activity, these methods must be based from the quality and
properties of the tested sample. Like in our laboratory activity, we used the mechanical splitter when our sample
is the coarse aggregate with large rocks and finer aggregate when using the quartering method. These methods
can be useful when we are in a school or in a testing area but when we are in the field it is too hard to apply
these methods but the importance of the knowing these methods are as engineers we should not be biased when
testing a said soil or sample.

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