Friday, April 29, 2011

Remaining BMC presentation: Last chance

Remaining BMC presentation will be conducted on Tuesday, 3rd May, 2011 from 10:20am onwards. Students please take note of it.

BMC Assignment status

Below are the assignment status of BMC.
Y: Submitted; N: Not Submitted: XX: Assignment submitted is wrong.

You may clarify with me on Monday 2nd May, 2011 should you have any doubt.

ABHAY MISHRA Y Y Y N
Abhay Pratap Singh Y Y Y N
ABHISHEK CHAUDHARY N N N N
 Abhishek kumar N N Y N
 Abhishek singh Y Y Y Y
 Abhishek Yadav Y N N Y
 ADITYA CHATURVEDI XX N N N
 AISHVARY Y Y Y XX
 AKANKSH ROHILLA N N N N
 Akshay sharma Y N N N
 Alok singh Y Y Y XX
 AMIR IQBAL BUCHH Y Y Y N
 Amitash Y Y Y N
 Ankit Kumar Thakur Y Y Y Y
 ANKIT RAJ Y N Y Y
 ANKIT SENGER Y Y Y XX
 ANKIT SHARMA Y N Y N
 Ankur Bhatnagar N N Y Y
 Ankur Ramola Y N Y Y
 ANKUR SRIVASTAVA Y Y Y N
 Ankush Shankdhar Y N Y XX
 Anshul Tyagi N N N N
 Anuj kumar singh Y N Y N
 Anuj Sharma Y N Y Y
 Anurag Verma Y Y Y Y
 AREEB QAMAR Y Y Y XX
 Arun Chaudhry N N Y N
 Aryam Srivastava Y Y Y N
 Asheesh Pandey Y Y Y Y
 ASHUTOSH MISHRA Y Y Y Y
 Avneet Singh Y Y Y N
 Ayush raghav N N N N
 Bambam Kumar Y N Y Y 
 Bhakti Ram Dungana Y N Y N
 BIBIN BABU Y N Y Y
 BILAL FEROZ N N N
 Brijmohan yadav Y Y Y N
 Chandan Kumar Singh N N Y Y
 Chetan Deep Singh N N N N
 CHETAN SINGH N N N N
 Choki Gyeltshen Y N Y Y
 DABINA THOKCHOM Y N Y XX
 Dawa Y N Y Y
 Deepak Choudhary N N Y N
 devansh babelay N N N N
 Dewan Maidul Islam Y Y Y N
 DHIRENDER RATHORE N N Y XX
 DIVYA CHAITANYA N Y Y Y
 Dushyant Sharma Y Y Y Y
 DUSHYANT SINGH CHAUHAN Y Y Y Y
 Gaurav nigam Y Y Y N
 GAURAV SHARMA Y Y Y N
 Govind Bhardwaj Y N Y N
 GURPREET SINGH Y Y Y N
 HARMEET SINGH N N N N
 Harshit Singh Y Y Y Y
 IMRAN KHAN Y XX Y N
 Jampel Dorji Y N Y Y
 Jyoti Singh Ghunawat Y Y Y Y
 Kar Chung Y N Y Y
 Kinzang Dorji Y N Y Y
 KRISHANA GARG N N N N
 Kshitish Jaiswal Y Y Y Y
 Lakjey Y N Y Y
 Lalit Kumar Y Y N Y
 LOKESH KASANA Y N Y Y
 Lokesh Singh Y Y Y XX
 M. SHAHID Y N N N
 Manmeet Singh Luthara Y Y Y N
 MD. AHTESHAMUL HAQUE Y Y Y XX
 MD. RASID HUSSAIN Y Y Y N
 Mohd Asim Y Y Y N
 MOHD AYAZ Y N Y N
 MOHD FARHAN N N N N
 Mohd Latif Y N Y N
 MOHD SAIM Y Y Y Y
 mohd yameen Y N Y XX
 MOHD. YASAR AZAD Y Y Y XX
 MOHIT VIKRAM SINGH Y Y N N
 MOHSIN ZAMA Y Y Y Y
 Monu Y N Y Y
 Mridul Sharma Y Y Y Y
 munesh kumar sharma Y N N N
 NAQIBULLAH Y N Y Y
 NAVEEN NEGI N N N N
 NAZAR ALAM Y Y Y N
 NEERAJ KUMAR Y N Y Y
 Nitesh Gupta N N Y N
 NITESH KULYANA Y Y Y XX
 Nitin kumar Y Y Y Y
 Nitish kumar Y N Y N
 Osama Khan Y N Y Y
 PANKAJ KUMAR JAYSWAL Y N Y Y
 PAWAN BHATI Y N Y N
 Phub Dorji Y N Y Y
 Pious Kharbuli Y Y N Y
 PRAKHAR MAURYA N N N N
 PRATEEK JAIN Y Y Y Y
 PRAVEEN BANSAL Y N Y N
 Praveen yadav Y N Y N
 PRIYESH RANJAN Y N Y N
 PUNEET WATTAL Y Y Y N
 PUSKAR RAJ Y Y Y N
 rachit kumar Y Y Y XX
 RAHUL KUMAR Y N Y Y
 RAHUL RAWAT Y N Y Y
 RAHUL SHARMA Y Y Y N
 RAHUL SHARMA N N N N
 rajat gupta Y Y N Y
 RAJNEESH TYAGI Y N Y XX
 Rajul Krishna Y N Y N
 Rinchen Nidup Y N Y Y
 Rishab Garg N N N N
 Rishabh Vishwanath Y Y Y Y
 rohit kumar gupt Y N Y Y
 ROHIT KUMAR SHARMA N N N N
 RUBAK SINGH N N Y Y
 SACHIN SAGAR Y Y Y XX
 Sameep Goenka Y N Y Y
 Satya Prakash Srivastava N N N N
 SAURABH KUMAR Y N Y Y
 saurabh sharma Y Y N N
 SAURABH YADAV N N N N
 SAVAR TREHAN Y Y Y XX
 Shashwat rai N N N N
 SHEKHAR SRIVASTAVA Y N Y XX
 SHEKHAR TRIPATHI Y Y Y Y
 Shivam dwivedi Y Y Y Y
 Shivam singh Y Y Y Y
 SHIWANGI GUPTA N N N N
 SHOBHIT  TYAGI Y Y Y N
 Shubham tiwari N N N N
 Shubhendu Varshney Y N Y Y
 Sonam Dorji N Y Y N
 SOURABH RAWAT N N N N
 Sourav Debnath Y Y Y N
 SOURAV KHATUA Y Y Y N
 Spalzes Dolma Y N Y N
 SUJEET KUMAR RAM Y N N N
 SUMIT KUDESIA Y N Y N
 Sunil yadav Y Y Y Y
 SUYASH SHUKLA N N Y Y
 SYED AAMIR HASHMI Y Y Y N
 TARSHIL AHMAD Y N Y Y
 Tshering Yangzom Y Y Y N
 Tsnewang Dorji Y N Y Y
 UMAR FAROOQ Y N Y Y
 Vaibhav tyagi Y N Y N
 Varun Kaushik Y N Y N
 VIKAS VERMA Y Y Y XX
 Vikrant Chauhan Y Y N N
 Vipul Verma N N N N
 Vishant Kumar Y N Y N
 Vivek Dwivedi Y Y Y Y
 Yadav lal Bhattarai Y N Y Y
 Yasir Khan Y N Y Y
 ZAID KHAN Y N Y Y
 ZEB HUSSAIN Y Y Y Y  

Thursday, April 28, 2011

BMC Question bank

The question bank for BMC was given to you in the last class on 21st April, 2011. If you have not got the same, get a copy from your friends. Else, you may get it from me as well.

Best of Luck.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

leftover presentations of BMC

The leftover presentations for BMC shall be on Monday 25th April, 2011 from 09:30am to 11:10am. The students who have not given their presentations are,

Chetan Batra
Bibin Babu
Shekhar Srivastava
Arun Choudhary
Ayush
Vikas Verma
Amitash Goyal
Deepak Choudhardy
Yasir Khan
Neeraj Kumar
Md Farhan
Praveen Bansal
Naqeebullah Narsey
Vishat Kumar
Zaid Khan

This is the list which I have got verified form the class. However, I know there are some more students. Those students whose name does not figure there and have not given their presentations are also suggested to make the presentation on the alloted date and time.

This is your last chance. No further time shall be given for the same.

Geotech and Hydrology Lab File Submission for internal marks

All the five experiments for Geotech lab and four experiments for Hydrology lab has been completed. All students are required to submit their completed files by Monday (25.04.11) in the office as your internal marks are to be sent.
*** Note:- The internal marks will not be sent for those students who don`t deposit their files by the  above mentioned date. 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011


        EXPERIMENT NO-7

AIM: Sieve analysis of the given sample of coarse aggregate and determine the fineness modulus.
THEORY:
Coarse aggregate is the broken stone used in concrete .The coarse aggregate unless mixed with fine aggregate serves no purpose in cement works .the size of fine aggregate is limited to a maximum of 4.75 mm gauge beyond which it is known as coarse aggregate .
FINENESS MODULUS:
Fineness modulus is only a numerical index of fineness, giving some idea of the mean size of the particle s in the entire body of the aggregate. To a certain extent it is a method of standardization of the grading of the aggregate. It is obtained by adding the percentage weight of material retained in each of the standard sieves and dividing it by 100.
To object of finding the fineness modulus is to grade a given aggregate for the most economical mix and workability with minimum quantity of cement .Certain limits of fineness modulus for fine coarseaggregates are given in the table below and a sample under test should satisfy these results so that the aggregate may give good workability under economical conditions.
LIMIT OF FINENESS MODULUS

Maximum size of aggregate
clip_image001       Fineness modulus
Minimum
Maximum
Fine Aggregate
2
3.5
Coarse aggregate 20mm
6
6.9
Coarse aggregate 40mm
6.9
7.5
Coarse aggregate 75mm
7.5
8.0

If the test aggregate gives higher fineness modulus the mix will be harsh and if on the other hand gives a lower fineness modulus it gives uneconomical mix .

APPARATUS:
Indian standard test sieves, weighing balance ,sieve shaker etc .
Size of sieves to be used.
(II) For coarse aggregate-25mm,20mm 12.5mm, 10mm, 4.75mm.

PROCEDURE
COARSE AGGREGATES
(i)Take one kg of coarse aggregate
(ii)Arrange the sieves one over the other in relation to their size of opening.(25mm,20mm,12.5mm10mm,4.75mm)
(iii) Carry out the sieving for the specified time
(iv) Find the weight of agggregate retained on each sieve taken in order and tabulate in table.
GRAPH
Draw a graph with sieve opening to log scale on the X-axis and % finer on Y-axis .The curve iscalled a grading curve.
CALCULATION
COARSEAGGREGATE
3. Fineness modulus (Sum of cumulative % wt retained /100) =
RESULT S
COARSE AGGREGATES
 Fineness modulus =


EXPERIMENT NO-6

OBJECT: Sieve analysis of the given fine aggregate and determine the fineness modulus
 THEORY:
Fine aggregate is the sand used in mortars. .The coarse aggregate unless mixed with fine aggregate serves no purpose in cement works .the size of fine aggregate is limited to a maximum of 4.75 mm gauge.

FINENESS MODULUS: Fineness modulus is only a numerical index of fineness, giving some idea of the mean size of the particles in the entire body of the aggregate. To a certain extent it is a method of standardization of the grading of the aggregate. It is obtained by adding the percentage weight of material retained in each of the standard sieves and dividing it by 100.
To object of finding the fineness modulus is to grade a given aggregate for the most economical mix and workability with minimum quantity of cement .Certain limits of fineness modulus for fine coarse aggregates are given in the table below and a sample under test should satisfy these results so that the aggregate may give good workability under economical conditions.
LIMIT OF FINENESS MODULUS 
Maximum size of aggregate
clip_image001       Fineness modulus
Minimum
Maximum
Fine Aggregate
2
3.5
Coarse aggregate 20mm
6
6.9
Coarse aggregate 40mm
6.9
7.5
Coarse aggregate 75mm
7.5
8.0
If the test aggregate gives higher fineness modulus the mix will be harsh and if on the other hand gives a lower fineness modulus it gives uneconomical mix.
APPARATUS:
Indian standard test sieves, weighing balance ,sieve shaker etc .
Size of sieves to be used.
(I) for fine agggregate- 4.75mm, 2.36mm, 1.18mm, 600 microns, 300microns ,150microns .
PROCEDURE:

FINE AGGREGATE
(i)Take one kg of sand from the laboratory sample
(ii)Arrange the sieves in order of IS sieves no’s 480, 240, 120, 60, 30 and 15, Keeping sieve no.480 at the top and 15 at the bottom and cover the top.
(iii)Keep the sample in the top sieve no.480.
(iv) Carry out the sieving in the set of sieves for not less than 10 minutes .
(v) find the weight of sample retained in each sieve.
(vi) Tabulate the values in given tabular column .

GRAPH
Draw a graph with sieve opening to log scale on the X-axis and % finer on Y-axis .The curve is called a grading curve.

CALCULATION:

FINE AGGREGATE
 Fineness modulus (Sum of cumulative % wt retained /100) =

RESULT S:
FINE AGGREGATE
 Fineness modulus =

Monday, April 18, 2011


            EXPERIMENT NO-5



OBJECT: To determine the final and initial setting time of cement.

APPARATUS REQUIRED: 1. Vicat Apparatus
                                                 2. Initial setting needle
                                                 3. Final setting needle
                                                 4. Stop watch

MATERIAL REQUIRED:  1. Cement
                                                2. Water

PROCEDURE:

  1. Prepare a cement paste by gauging the cement with 0.85 times the water required to give a paste of standard consistency.
  2. Start a stop-watch, the moment water is added to the cement
  3. Keep the vicat mould on a non porous plate and fill the cement paste in it. After completely filling the mould, it should be shaken slightly to expel the air. Smooth off the surface of the paste making it level with the top of the mould. The test block is ready.

INITIAL SETTING TIME:
Place the block under the rod bearing the needle. Lower the needle gently in order to make contact with the surface of the cement paste and release quickly, allowing it to penetrate the test block. Repeat the procedure till the needle fails to pierce the test block to a point 5.0 ± 0.5mm measured from the bottom of the mould.The time period elapsing between the time, water is added to the cement and the time, the needle fails to pierce the test block by 5.0 ± 0.5mm measured from the bottom of the mould, is the initial setting time.
FINAL SETTING TIME:

Replace the above needle by the one with an annular attachment. The cement should be considered as finally set when, upon applying the needle gently to the surface of the test block, the needle makes an impression therein, while the attachment fails to do so. The period elapsing between the time, water is added to the cement and the time, the needle makes an impression on the surface of the test block, while the attachment fails to do so, is the final setting time.


OBSERVATION AND RESULT:
Weight of cement taken (g) = _________
Quantity of water added to cement = 0.85 X Quantity of water required for standard consistency = _______
The initial setting time of the given sample of cement=……………..min
The final setting time of the given sample of cement =……………..min


EXPERIMENT NO-4


OBJECT: To determine the consistency of cement.

APPARATUS REQUIRED: 1.Vicat Apparatus
                                                 2. Balance

MATERIAL REQUIRED:  1. Cement
                                                2. Water


PRINCIPLE:

 The basic aim is to find out the water content required to produce a cement paste of standard consistency as specified by the IS: 4031 (Part 4) – 1988. The principle is that standard consistency of cement is that consistency at which the Vicat plunger penetrates to a point 5-7mm from the bottom of Vicat mould.

PROCEDURE:

i) Weigh approximately 400g of cement and mix it with a weighed quantity of water.
ii) Fill the Vicat mould with paste and level it with a trowel.
iii) Lower the plunger gently till it touches the cement surface.
iv) Release the plunger allowing it to sink into the paste.
v) Note the reading on the gauge.
vi) Repeat the above procedure taking fresh samples of cement and different quantities of water until the reading on the gauge is 5 to 7mm.

OBSERVATIONS AND CALCULATIONS:
Weight of cement taken (g) = _________
Initial percentage of water added to cement = __________
Quantity of water added to cement =_______


TABLE
SL. NO.
QUANTITY OF WATER ADDED
(ml)
DEPTH OF PENETRATION
(mm)



Standard Consistency
= (Quantity of water for 5-7 mm penetration/Weight of cement) X 100

RESULT:

Percentage of water content for standard consistency =         %

Friday, April 15, 2011

End Term Schedule

The schedule for the end-term theory examination is as,

10.05.11   10:00am - 1:00pm      Structural Analysis
12.05.11   10:00am - 1:00pm      Essentials of Marketing
14.05.11   10:00am - 1:00pm      BMC
16.05.11   10:00am - 1:00pm      Business Correspondence
19.05.11   10:00am - 1:00pm      Numerical Techniques
21.05.11   10:00am - 1:00pm      Soil Mechanics

The schedule for practical examination shall be announced later, which may extend up to 29th May, 2011

Please check the exact schedule with the Exam Cell, SET.


Tuesday, April 5, 2011

BMC Mid-term marks

Below are the marks for BMC of the mid-term examination. This is for "REAL". Minimum is 2 and the maximum is 19. Average marks this time is 10, which is quite good as compared to last time of Survey. Overall you have been improving but there has been some disappointments as well. I hope you will improve your performances with time and in the end-term, I expect much better performances from you as a group. Individual performances have always been there, but as a group, you need to evolve and which could only be reflected in the average marks.

The distribution of marks is as,

Marks            No of students
2                   2
3                   3
4                   4
5                   5
6                   9
7                 14
8                 21
9                 13
10                 22
11                 14
12                 17
13                 14
14                   8
15                   6
16                   1
17                   3
18                   1
19                   1

where most of you are concentrated between 7 & 13 (115 students out of 158 which is 72%).
Overall 121 students have passed the examination and 37 have not been able to. My concern is those 37 students, who have scored less than 8. I would like to work with them and see how they can improve.

All the best for your end-term.

 Roll No            Name                      Marks (Out of 20)

090107001 ABHAY MISHRA 18
090107002 Abhay Pratap Singh 7
090107004 ABHISHEK CHAUDHARY 8
090107006 Abhishek kumar 12
090107007 Abhishek singh 7
090107008 Abhishek Yadav 4
090107009 ADITYA CHATURVEDI 5
090107010 AISHVARY 12
090107011 AKANKSH ROHILLA 10
090107013 Akshay sharma 8
090107014 Alok singh 6
090107015 AMIR IQBAL BUCHH 7
090107016 Amitash 6
090107018 Ankit Kumar Thakur 14
090107019 ANKIT RAJ 13
090107020 ANKIT SENGER 11
090107021 ANKIT SHARMA 10
090107022 Ankur Bhatnagar 19
090107023 Ankur Ramola 12
090107024 ANKUR SRIVASTAVA 12
090107025 Ankush Shankdhar 8
090107026 Anshul Tyagi 9
090107027 Anuj kumar singh 6
090107028 Anuj Sharma 7
90107029 Anurag Verma 13
090107030 AREEB QAMAR 14
090107031 Arun Chaudhry 12
090107032 Aryam Srivastava 12
090107033 Asheesh Pandey 11
90107034 ASHUTOSH MISHRA 10
090107035 Ayush raghav 8
090107036 Bambam Kumar 5
090107037 BIBIN BABU 8
090107038 BILAL FEROZ 16
090107039 Brijmohan yadav 3
090107040 Chetan Deep Singh 8
090107042 DABINA THOKCHOM 8
090107044 devansh babelay 9
090107045 DHIRENDER RATHORE 6
090107046 DIVYA CHAITANYA 13
090107047 Dushyant Sharma 8
090107048 DUSHYANT SINGH CHAUHAN 11
090107049 Gaurav nigam 6
090107050 GAURAV SHARMA 5
090107051 Govind Bhardwaj 8
090107052 GURPREET SINGH 8
090107054 HARMEET SINGH 8
090107056 Harshit Singh 10
090107058 IMRAN KHAN 8
090107060 Jyoti Singh Ghunawat 10
090107061 KRISHANA GARG 10
090107062 Kshitish Jaiswal 15
090107063 Lalit Kumar 11
090107064 LOKESH KASANA 11
090107065 Lokesh Singh 9
090107067 Manmeet Singh Luthara 6
090107068 MD. AHTESHAMUL HAQUE 12
090107069 MD. RASID HUSSAIN 7
90107070 M. SHAHID 7
090107071 MOHD AYAZ 10
090107072 MOHD FARHAN 9
090107073 Mohd Latif 7
090107075 MOHD SAIM 11
090107078 mohd yameen 10
090107079 MOHD. YASAR AZAD 10
090107080 MOHIT VIKRAM SINGH 15
090107081 MOHSIN ZAMA 12
090107082 Monu 10
090107083 Mridul Sharma 8
090107084 munesh kumar sharma 4
090107085 NAQIBULLAH 9
090107086 NAVEEN NEGI 7
090107087 NAZAR ALAM 8
90107088 NEERAJ KUMAR 3
090107091 Nitesh Gupta 13
090107092 NITESH KULYANA 12
090107093 Nitin kumar 6
090107095 Nitish kumar 5
090107096 Osama Khan 8
090107097 PANKAJ KUMAR JAYSWAL 8
090107098 PAWAN BHATI 17
090107099 Pious Kharbuli 8
090107100 PRAKHAR MAURYA 5
090107101 PRATEEK JAIN 11
90107103 PRAVEEN BANSAL 6
090107104 Praveen yadav 12
090107105 PRIYESH RANJAN 10
090107106 PUNEET WATTAL 10
090107107 PUSKAR RAJ 9
090107108 rachit kumar 7
090107110 RAHUL KUMAR 10
090107111 RAHUL RAWAT 10
90107112 RAHUL SHARMA 7
090107113 rajat gupta 9
090107115 RAJNEESH TYAGI 13
090107116 Rajul Krishna 9
090107117 Rishab Garg 9
090107118 Rishabh Vishwanath 11
090107119 rohit kumar gupt 4
090107120 ROHIT KUMAR SHARMA 13
90107122 RUBAK SINGH 10
90107123 SACHIN SAGAR 10
090107124 Sameep Goenka 14
090107125 Satya Prakash Srivastava 10
090107126 SAURABH KUMAR 17
090107127 saurabh sharma 10
090107128 SAURABH YADAV 13
090107129 SAVAR TREHAN 12
090107130 SYED AAMIR HASHMI 8
090107132 Shashwat rai 11
090107134 SHEKHAR SRIVASTAVA 11
90107135 SHEKHAR TRIPATHI 11
090107136 Shivam dwivedi 10
090107137 Shivam singh 7
090107138 SHIWANGI GUPTA 13
090107139 Shubhendu Varshney 11
090107140 Shubham tiwari 7
090107141 Sourav Debnath 10
090107142 SOURAV KHATUA 13
090107143 Spalzes Dolma 12
090107144 SUJEET KUMAR RAM 4
090107145 SUMIT KUDESIA 9
090107146 Sunil yadav 8
090107147 SUYASH SHUKLA 10
090107148 TARSHIL AHMAD 12
090107149 UMAR FAROOQ 2
090107151 Vaibhav tyagi 12
090107152 Varun Kaushik 11
090107154 VIKAS VERMA 6
090107155 Vipul Verma 9
090107156 Vishant Kumar 12
090107157 Vivek Dwivedi 9
090107158 Yasir Khan 9
090107159 ZAID KHAN 7
090107160 ZEB HUSSAIN 10
90107501 Avneet Singh 8
09SETCIVL246 Bhakti Ram Dungana 14
09SETCIVL231 Chandan Kumar Singh 13
09SETCIVL253 CHETAN SINGH 8
09SETCIVL242 Choki Gyeltshen 13
09SETCIVL244 Dawa 13
09SETCIVL235 Deepak Choudhary 3
09SETCIVL252 Dewan Maidul Islam 14
09SETCIVL241 Jampel Dorji 13
09SETCIVL243 Kar Chung 15
09SETCIVL239 Kinzang Dorji 15
09SETCIVL240 Lakjey 17
09SETCIVL251 Mohd Asim 14
09SETCIVL245 Phub Dorji 12
09SETCIVL236 RAHUL SHARMA 12
09SETCIVL248 Rinchen Nidup 11
09SETCIVL255 SHOBHIT  TYAGI 14
09SETCIVL238 Sonam Dorji 13
09SETCIVL237 SOURABH RAWAT 2
09SETCIVL247 Tshering Yangzom 14
09SETCIVL249 Tsnewang Dorji 15
09SETCIVL254 Vikrant Chauhan 7
09SETCIVL250 Yadav lal Bhattarai 15


EXPERIMENT NO-3

OBJECT: SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FINE AGGREGATE

APPARATUS:
1.A balance of capacity not less than 3kg ,readable and accurate to 0.5 gm and of such a type as to permit the weighing of the vessel containing the aggregate and water .
2.A well ventilated oven to maintain a temperature of 100ºC to 110ºC
3.Pyconometer of about 1 littre capacity having a metal conical screw top with a 6mm hole at its apex . The screw top shall be water tight .
4.a means supplying a current warm air .
5.A tray of area not less than 32cm².
6.An air tight container large enough to take the sample.
7.Filter papers and funnel.

PROCEDURE:

(I) Take about 500g of sample and place it in the pycnometer.
(II) Pour distilled water into it until it is full.
(III) Eliminate the entrapped air by rotating the pycnometer on its side ,the hole in the apex of the cone being covered with a finger.
(IV) Wipe out the outer surface of pycnometer and weigh it (W)
(V) Transfer the contents of the pycnometer into a tray , care being taken to ensure that all the aggregate is transferred .
(VI) Refill the pycnometer with distilled water to the same level .
(VII) Find out the weight (W1)
(VIII) drink water from the sample through a filter paper .
(IX) Place the sample in oven in a tray at a temperature of 100ºC to 110º C for 24±0.5 hours ,during which period ,it is stirred occasionally to facilitate drying .
(X) Cool the sample and weigh it (W2)

CALCULATION:
Apparent specific gravity = (weight of dry sample/weight of equal volume of water )
= W2/(W2- (W-W2))

RESULT:
Specific gravity of fine aggregate =…………………..