EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

BIG VISION ENGINEERING China Railway Seventh Group

EGIONAL STATE OF SOMALI, SOMALI ROAD BUREAU CONSULTING FIRM CO.LTD(CRSG)
DESIGN AND BUILD OF GODE TOWN CITY ROAD PROJECT
Material Type Masonry stone Sampled By Jointly

Representing Station Km 1+268 (RO-H) Tested By Jointly

Location Offset 9.5Km Lab. No 33

Sample Date 7/11/2023 Depth Masonry stone stock

Material Description Test Date 7/12/2023

Specific Gravity and Absorption of Masonry stone

TEST METHOD : AASHTO T 85

Sample No. Average

A B

A. Mass of air dry sample(gm)

1244.77 1293.93

B. Mass of SSD sample in air(gm)

1292.34 1342.49

C. Mass of saturated sample in water(gm)

579.97 606.43

Water Temperature(oC)
o
C 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

k 1.0016 1.0014 1.0012 1.0009 1.007 1.0005 1.0003 1.000 0.9997 0.9995 0.9992 0.9989

Bulk sp. gravity (oven dry) A*k/(B-C) 1.747 1.758 1.753

Bulk sp. gravity (SSD) B*k/(B-C) 1.814 1.824 1.819

Apparent specific gravity A*k/(A-C) 1.872 1.882 1.877

Water absorption Aw = (B-A)*100/A 3.822 3.753 3.787

Remark :

Checked By Cons Lab Approved By Cons

Tested By Cont Lab Tech: Checked By Cont ME:
Tech ME/ARE/RE:

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 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

REGIONAL STATE OF SOMALI, SOMALI ROAD BIG VISION ENGINEERING CONSULTING

BUREAU FIRM China Railway Seventh Group CO.LTD(CRSG)

DESIGN AND BUILD OF GODE TOWN CITY ROAD PROJECT

Material Type Masonry stone Sampled By Jointly

Representing Station Km 1+268 (RO-H) Tested By Jointly
Location Offset 9.5Km Lab. No 33
Sample Date 7/11/2023 Depth Masonry stone stock
Material Description Test Date 7/12/2023

Compressive strength test result

Compressive strength

Sample code Date of sample Date of Testing Strength

Corrected
Area (mm2) Load (KN) (N/mm2) Average strength (N/mm 2),Mpa 174
Load(KN)
Mpa
12600

A 22500 628 630.5 28.0

16500
7/11/2023 7/12/2023 25.7
B 22500 522.0 524.2 23.3
Remark:
189.8

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Tested By Cont Lab ###
Checked By Cont ME: Checked By Cons Lab Tech: Approved By Cons ME/ARE/RE:
Tech:

203.9

177.8

24.5

26.1

153.3
17.0
Err:520
Err:520
 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works Consultant

PLC In Sub-Consultancy with G & Y China Railway Seventh Group
Ethiopian Roads Authority Engineering Consult PLC CO.LTD(CRSG)
Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo
Material Type Sampled By

Representing Station Tested By

Location Lab. No

Sample Date Depth

Material Description Test Date

Specific Gravity and Absorption of Masonry stone

TEST METHOD : AASHTO T 85

Sample No. Average

A B

A. Mass of oven dry sample(gm)

B. Mass of SSD sample in air(gm)

C. Mass of saturated sample in water(gm)

Water Temperature(oC)
o
C 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

k 1.0016 1.0014 1.0012 1.0009 1.007 1.0005 1.0003 1.000 0.9997 0.9995 0.9992 0.9989

Bulk sp. gravity (oven dry) A*k/(B-C)

Bulk sp. gravity (SSD) B*k/(B-C)

Apparent specific gravity A*k/(A-C)

Water absorption Aw = (B-A)*100/A

Remark :

Checked By Cons Lab Approved By Cons

Tested By Cont Lab Tech: Checked By Cont ME:
Tech ME/ARE/RE:

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 EMPLOYER ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

STADIA Engineering Works Consultant PLC In Sub-

Ethiopian Roads Administration Consultancy with G & Y Engineering Consult PLC China Railway Seventh Group CO.LTD(CRSG)

Gode-Kelafo-Ferfer Design and Build Road project,Contract I:Gode-Kelafo

Material Type Sampled By

Representing Station Tested By
Location Lab. No
Sample Date Depth
Material Description Test Date

Compressive strength test result

Compressive strength

Sample code Date of sample Date of Testing Strength (N/mm2)

Area (L*W) Load (KN) Average strength (N/mm 2),Mpa 174
Mpa
14300

A
11000

B
Remark:
189.8

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Tested By Cont Lab ###
Checked By Cont ME: Checked By Cons Lab Tech: Approved By Cons ME/ARE/RE:
Tech:

203.9

177.8

24.5

26.1

153.3
17.0
Err:520
Err:520