ASTM_D_5080_-_20.pdf

Designation:D508020Standard Test Method forRapid Determination of Percent Compaction1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5080;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This test method describes the procedure for rapidlydetermining the percent compaction and the variation fromoptimum water content of an in-place soil for use in controllingconstruction of compacted earth.These values are obtained bydeveloping a three-point compaction curve at the same watercontent as the in-place soil without knowing the value of thewater content.The soil used for the compaction curve isnormally the same soil removed from the in-place density test.For the remainder of this designation,this test method will bereferred to as the rapid method.1.2 This test method is normally performed for soils con-taining more than 15%fines(minus 75-m(No.200)sievesize).1.3 When gravel-size particles are present in the soil beingtested,this test method is limited to a comparison of the minus4.75-mm(No.4)sieve-size fraction of the in-place densitymaterial to a laboratory compaction test of minus 4.75-mm(No.4)sieve-size material(Method A of Test Methods D698).Subject to the limitations of Practice D4718/D4718M,this testmethod is also applicable to comparisons of other sieve-sizefractions(for example,Method C of Test Methods D698)orother compactive efforts(for example,Test Methods D1557)ifnew water content adjustment values are determined(see 6.1and Appendix X2).1.4 UnitsThe values stated in SI units are to be regardedas standard.Reporting of test results in units other than SI shallnot be regarded as nonconformance with this standard.1.4.1 The use of balances or scales recording pounds ofmass(lbm),or the recording of density in pounds of mass percubic foot(lbm/ft3)should not be regarded as nonconformancewith this test method.1.4.2 The sieve designations are identified using the“stan-dard”system in accordance with Specification E11,such as25-mm and 75-m,followed by the“alternative”system of1-in.and No.200,respectively,in parentheses.1.5 All observed and calculated values shall conform to theguidelines for significant digits and rounding established inPractice D6026 unless superseded by this standard.1.5.1 For purposes of comparing,a measured or calculatedvalue(s)with specified limits,the measured or calculatedvalue(s)shall be rounded to the nearest decimal or significantdigits in the specified limits.1.5.2 The procedures used to specify how data are collected,recorded or calculated in this standard are regarded as theindustry standard.In addition they are representative of thesignificant digits that generally should be retained.The proce-dures used do not consider material variation,purpose forobtaining the data,special purpose studies,or any consider-ations for the users objectives;it is common practice toincrease or reduce significant digits of reported data to becommensurate with these considerations.It is beyond the scopeof this standard to consider significant digits used in analyticalmethods for engineering design.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.See Section 9.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D653 Terminology Relating to Soil,Rock,and ContainedFluidsD698 Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Character-istics of Soil Using Standard Effort(12,400 ft-lbf/ft3(600kN-m/m3)1This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D18 on Soil andRock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.08 on Special andConstruction Control Tests.Current edition approved May 1,2020.Published June 2020.Originallyapproved in 1990.Last previous edition approved in 2017 as D5080 17.DOI:10.1520/D5080-20.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized princip