The Field Gravel Road Test Kit
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The Field Gravel Road Test Kit allows materials grading, cohesion (liquid limit and linear shrinkage), compacted strength and aggregate strength of the borrow material to be determined.The thickness probe and RCCD in the kit ensure construction quality assurance.
The kit is designed to make use of local water and solar energy (solar oven and calculator) and therefore does not require electricity and running water to be available.
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A manual describing the step-by-step test methods with result worksheets and practical guidelines is supplied with every kit.
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The performance of a gravel road is primarily a function of the material selected, as well as testing and control of constructed layer work.
The field test kit enables the practitioner to evaluate materials for use as wearing course on unsealed roads and to ensure that the quality of the construction is appropriate.
The function and objective of the travel gravel roads field kit is to enable the practitioner to perform certain basic tests on materials in the field, without the back up of a soils laboratory.
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The kit has been developed specifically for evaluating gravel roads and therefore does not contain the required tests to evaluate bituminous surfaces.
Layerwork underneath bituminous surfaces can be evaluated to an extent.
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- Canvas sheet for quartering sample
- 5 test sieves with pan and cover
- Balance with levelling platform and windshield
- 2 stiff and 2 soft brushes
- 5 pans
- 3 shrinkage moulds
- Steel rule
- Spatula
- Drop cone apparatus
- Silicone spray
- Water bottle
- Thickness probe
- Clip board with result worksheets and manual
- Solar oven in separate steel trunk
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| Installation requirements |
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There are no installation requirements as all the components in the kit are already assembled and can be used immediately.
No special equipment or tools are needed for installation.
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The methods for performing the various tests are all covered in detail in the operational manual
The following tests / properties can be performed / evaluated using the kit:
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- Grading analysis
- Liquid limit test
- Linear shrinkage test
- Compacted strength (by RCCD)
- Aggregate strength (Treton test)
- Construction quality (refer to RCCD specification)
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Standard doucumentation supplied |
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A manual describing the step-by-step test methods with result worksheets and practical guidelines is supplied with every kit.
The specifications for the RCCD should be read in conjunction with specifications.
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Treton hammer plus option 1
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RCCD (Rapid Compaction Control Device) plus option 2
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