Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC)

NTEC - Aggregate and Soil Testing

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Aggregate and Soil Testing Capability
Assessment of fines-Methylene blue test  BSEN933-9:2009 
California Bearing Ratio of stabilized material: soaked BS1924-2:1990 
California Bearing Ratio: Dry  BS 1377-4:1990 
Compacted Bulk and Dry Density of Soils  BS1377-4:1990 
Determination of bulk density of filler in kerosene  BS 812-2:Clause 6.4:1995 
Determination of Particle Density and Water Absorption: Aggregates 31.5mm to 4mm  BSEN 1097-6:2000 
Determination of Particle Density and Water Absorption: Aggregates 4mm to 63um  BSEN 1097-6:2000 
Determination of particle density of filler; Pyknometer method  BSEN 1097-7:2008 
Determination of particle shape  BS 812-105.2:1990 
Determination of the relative hydraulic conductivity of permeable surfacings  DD 229:1996 
Flakiness Index after sieve analysis  BS 812-105.1: 1989 
Horizontal permeability  HA 41/90  
Method for determination of particle size distribution: Dry Sieve test  BSEN 933-1:2012 
Method for determination of particle size distribution: Wet Sieve test  BSEN 933-1:2012 
Ten Per Cent Fines Value  BS 812-111:1990 
Test for filler aggregate used in bituminous mixtures. Bitumen number  BSEN 13179-2:2000 
Test for filler aggregate used in bituminous mixtures. Delta ring and ball test  BSEN 13179-1:2000 & BS 598-110: 1998 
Triaxial properties of unbound materials  In-House Procedure 
Voids in dry compacted filler   BSEN1097-4:2008 

 

NTEC

Faculty of Engineering
The University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD



email:ntec@nottingham.ac.uk