Table of Contents

Committee representation<br>Acknowledgement<br>Copyright<br>Referenced documents<br>Latest revisions<br>Review of standards<br>Foreword<br>Outcome statement<br>Section<br>1 PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL<br>2 METHODS OF SAMPLING ROAD AGGREGATES<br>3 METHODS OF TESTING ROAD AGGREGATES - LABORATORY TESTS<br>4 METHODS OF TESTING ROAD AGGREGATES - FIELD TESTS<br>Form<br>1 Determination of water content<br>2 Determination of the cone penetration limit, plastic limit,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and plasticity index<br>3 Determination of clay index<br>4 Determination of sand equivalent<br>5 Determination of solid density of aggregate particles - <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pycnometer method<br>6 Determination of solid density of aggregate particles - <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;immersion in water<br>7 Determination of the particle size distribution - wet sieve<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;method<br>8 Determination of particle size distribution - dry sieve<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;method<br>9 Determination of weathering quality index of coarse<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;aggregate<br>10 Determination of the abrasion resistance by use of Los<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Angeles machine<br>11 Determination of the size and shape of sealing chips<br>12 Determination of the broken faces of aggregate<br>13 Determination of the California bearing ratio (CBR) - <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;remoulded specimens<br>14 Determination of the density of compacted aggregate<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sand replacement method

Abstract

Defines methods of sampling and testing road aggregates as follows: General provisions - section 1; Methods of sampling - section 2; Methods of testing in the laboratory - section 3; Methods of testing in the field - section 4.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards New Zealand
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	NZS 4407.3.15:1991 NZS 4407.3.8.1:1991 NZS 4407.4.2.1:1991 NZS 4407.3.5:1991 NZS 4407.4.2.4:1991 NZS 4407.3.10:1991 NZS 4407.3.9:1991 NZS 4407.3.4:1991 NZS 4407.3.6:1991 NZS 4407.3.7.2:1991 NZS 4407.3.2:1991 NZS 4407.3.7.1:1991 NZS 4407.4.2.2:1991 NZS 4407.3.8.2:1991 NZS 4407.3.11:1991 NZS 4407.3.13:1991 NZS 4407.3.12:1991 NZS 4407.2:1991 NZS 4407.4.1.1:1991 NZS 4407.3.1:1991 NZS 4407.3.3:1991 NZS 4407.4.2.3:1991 NZS 4407.1:1991 NZS 4407.3.14:1991