Study guide
ACI Aggregate Level 1 study guide
Contents
Chapter 1: Certification Overview & Aggregate Fundamentals
Chapter 2: Sampling and Sample Reduction (ASTM D75 & ASTM C702)
Chapter 3: Washing Test & Organic Impurities (ASTM C117 & ASTM C40)
Chapter 4: Sieve Analysis and Gradation (ASTM C136 & Fineness Modulus)
- 4.1 ASTM C136 / AASHTO T 27: Apparatus, Specimen Masses, Stack Assembly & Sieving Sufficiency
- 4.2 ASTM C136: Sieve Overload Limits, the 0.3% Mass Check, Oversize Particles & Split-Portion Arithmetic
- 4.3 Gradation Calculations, Reporting & Combined Wash-Sieve Analysis
- 4.4 Fineness Modulus (FM) Calculation, Application & Uniformity Limits