INDEX 
Abrasion test: Pa S e 
Gravel !7 
Stone 16 
Slag 16 
Absorption test: 
Concrete 35 
Fine aggregate 23 
Pipe 49 
Stone and other coarse aggregate 23 
Tile 53 
Aggregate. See Fine or coarse aggregate: 
Analysis of extracted aggregate 38 
Shale, percentage of 20 
Asphalt. See Bituminous material tests. 
Bituminous material tests: 
Distillation 77 
Ductility 76 
Emulsions 90 
Extraction 88 
Flash and fire points 70 
Float test 74 
Insoluble in paraffin naphtha 66 
Mixtures, examination of 88 
Penetration 72 
Residue, of desired penetration 87 
Sampling 59 
Softening point 81 
Solubility- 
Carbon disulphide 64 
Carbon tetrachloride 65 
Paraffin naphtha 66 
Specific gravity..." 62 
Specific viscosity 85 
Volatilization 66 
Water, percentage of- 85 
Brick: 
For masonry construction 39 
Sampling, paving 39 
Paving, tests 39 
Brinell hardness test 124 
Cast-iron culvert pipe, tests 46 
Cement, Portland, tests 3 
Clay and silt in fine aggregate 21 
Clay and silt in gravel 21 
Coarse aggregate: 
Absorption 23 
Apparent specific gravity 23 
Mechanical analysis 36,38 
Sampling 13 
Soundness test 20 
Specific gravity 23 
Unit weight 27 
Com] ression test: 
Concrete field specimens 31 
Concrete from the structure 34 
Concrete laboratory specimens 28 
Fine aggregate 55 
Metallic materials 121 
Concrete: 
Absorption test 35 
Analysis of aggregates 36 
Compression test 28 
Proportioning natural aggregate 57 
Securing hardened specimens 34 
Water for 35 
Concrete aggregate. See Fine or coarse 
aggregate. 
Concrete culvert pipe 46 
Corrugated metal culvert, tests and inspec- 
tion 99 
Creosote oil, tests and sampling: 
Coke residue 97 
Distillation 98 
Sampling and analysis 93 
Culvert pipe, tests 46 
Decantation test for sand, etc 21 
Distillation of tai and tar products 77 
Drain tile, tests 50 
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Ductility of bituminous material..- 76 
Elutriation test for gravel .. 21 
Emulsions, test for 88, 90 
Expansion joints 61 
Extraction of bituminous mixtures *s 
Filler, mineral. See Mineral filler. 
Fine aggregate: 
A hsorption or free moisture content 23 
Apparent specific gravity 22,23 
Clay and silt, percentage of 21 
Decantation test 21 
Mechanical analysis 36.37 
Organic matter 2!> 
S am pling 13 
Specific gravity 22-23 
Strength tests." 55 
Surface moisture, percentage of 26 
Unit weight 27 
Voids, per cent of 2"-- > 7 
Flashpoint, bituminous material 70 
Float test for consistency, bituminous ma- 
terial 7 i 
Freezing test, concrete or vitrified clay pipe.. 49 
Galvanizing: 
Amount on culvert metal 100 
Uniformity on wire, test for 104 
Gravel: 
Abrasion test 17 
Clay and silt, percentage of 21 
Impact test 19 
Lithological count 19 
Method of sampling 13 
Quality determination by lithological 
count 19 
Soft pebbles, percentage of 19,20 
Toughness test 19 
Guardrail, wire rope, tests 5S 
Hardness test, Brinell 124 
Impact test, gravel 19 
Joint filler, sampling and testing 61 
Lithological count of gravel particles 19 
Mechanical analysis: 
Aggregate for concrete 36 
Bituminous aggregates after extraction. . 3S 
Coarse aggregate for bituminous mixes.,. 
Fine aggregate for bituminous mixes 37 
Mineral filler 57 
Metal culvert, corrugated, tests and inspec- 
tion 99 
Metallic matt 
Brinell test 124 
Compression 121 
Tension test HI 
Mineral filler: 
Mechanical analysis 57 
Sampling 
Mixtures, bituminous, examination of 88 
Organic matter in fine aggregate 28 
Paving brick, testing 39 
Penetration, bituminous materials 72 
Pipe, culvert, cast iron, vitrified clay, and 
concrete, tests 46 
Portland cement tests 3 
Premolded joint fillers 61 
Preservative oil. test and sampling. 93 
Proportioning natural sand and gravel 57 
Reinforced-concrete pipe tests 4fi 
Residue of desired penetration, percentage of. v 7 
Rope, wiie guardrail, tests 58 
Sampling, method of: 
Bituminous material 59 
Bituminous mixtures 61 
Creosote oil 93 
Drain tile 50 
Gravel 13 
Mineral filler ■< 
Paving brick — 29 
