PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR COMPACTION OF PRISMATIC TESTS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF GRANULAR MATERIALS TREATED WITH HYDRAULIC CONGLOMERANTS FOR USE ON ROADS.

摘要

The invention consists of a new method and test device for compacting prismatic specimens of materials treated with hydraulic binders for road use, allowing varying the amount of load (using the device designed for this purpose) and the application time of the same until adjusting them to the normative requirements (generally reaching 98% of the maximum density obtained by means of the modified Proctor test). The proposed device or counterweight has the peculiarity of allowing to vary the amount of load to be applied depending on the requirement of the material to be used. Said device is defined geometrically by a basic support to which so many metal sheets may be attached, so that the applied load and the established time ensure the regulatory requirements.