Last updated 21st June 2024

ASTM D854 Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Water Pycnometer

The ASTM D854 test method is used for the determination of the precise gravity of soil solids that pass the 4.75-mm sieve with the use of a pycnometer. Two methods for carrying out the specified gravity are established. The required apparatus includes a drying oven, a desiccator, a water pycnometer, which can be a stoppered flask, a pycnometer filling tube with lateral vents, a balance, a thermometer, a sieve, an insulated container, a system for entrapped air elimination, which is a hot plate or a vacuum pump or Bunsen burner, non-corrosive smooth surface funnel, and a blender with mixing blades.

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    Introduction to ASTM D854 

    The ASTM D854 test method is used for the determination of gravity of tropical soils, highly plastic fine-grained soils, and soils consisting of halloysite and oven-dry specimens. The mass of the pycnometer and water at the test temperature are also used for the assessment of the specimen. In the ASTM D854 test method, the specific gravity of soil solids is used to determine the associations of soils, the void ratio, and the degree of saturation. MaTestLab is one of the best testing service providers, with the best network of testing laboratories in the USA to carry out ASTM D854 tests for our clients.

    ASTM D854 Test Method

    Gravity measurement In ASTM D854, the density of the solid soil is determined by multiplying its specific gravity by the density of the water. It is verified that the pycnometer is within 0.06 g. 
    Evaluation It allows the assessment of precise measurements of the specimen mass and the mass of selected liquid and the use of standardized procedures.

    ASTM D854 Test Specimen

    Specimen DetailIn the ASTM D854 test method, the test specimen is moist or dry soil and it is representative of the soil solids that pass the 4.75-mm in a sieve. 
    Specimen SizeThe mass of the soil solids is separated by its specific gravity, yielding four significant digits. The combination of soil solids and water makes slurry, which is not an extremely viscous fluid in the drying process.

    ASTM D854 Test Result

    The ASTM D854 test method is helpful for determining the gravity of soil solids at the test temperature, which is determined either by the density of the soil solids or the density of water at the standard test temperature by a pycnometer.

    ASTM D854 Related Tests

    The ASTM D854 test method is related to ASTM D2216, which is used to test the determination of the water content of soil and rock by mass, and ASTM D5550, which tests the gravity of solid soils by the gas pycnometer.

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