Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Communications Materials and Research Department

Terms Relating to Density and Specific Gravity of Solids, i!uids, and Gases
MRD Test Method "#$
(Adaptation of AASHTO M 132-78)

Standard Method of Test for

%ntroduction In scientific terminolog ! mass is a meas"re of t#e $"antit of material in a %od ! and is constant regardless of geograp#ical location! altit"de! or atmosp#eric conditions! so long as no material is added or ta&en a'a ( )eig#t is t#e force 'it# '#ic# a %od is attracted to t#e eart#! and *aries from place to place 'it# t#e acceleration of gra*it ( +ensit (of solids and li$"ids) is t#e mass of a "nit *ol"me of a material at a specified temperat"re( T#e "nits s#all %e stated! s"c# as grams per milliliter! grams per c"%ic centimeter! or ot#er( If t#e material is a solid! t#e *ol"me s#all %e t#at of t#e impermea%le portion( T#e form of e,pression s#all %e+ensit at , (((( '#ere, . t#e temperat"re of t#e material( +ensit (of gases) is t#e mass of a "nit *ol"me of a gas at a stated temperat"re and press"re( T#e "nits s#all %e stated( T#e form of e,pression s#all %e+ensit at ,! (((( '#ere, . temperat"re of t#e gas! and . press"re of t#e gas( Apparent densit (of solids and li$"ids) is t#e mass in air of a "nit *ol"me of a material at a specified temperat"re( T#e "nits s#all %e stated( If t#e material is a solid! t#e *ol"me s#all %e t#at of t#e impermea%le portion( T#e form of e,pression s#all %eApparent densit at , (((( '#ere, . t#e temperat"re of t#e material( /"l& densit (of solids) is t#e mass in air of a "nit *ol"me of a permea%le material (incl"ding %ot# permea%le and impermea%le *oids normal to t#e material) at a stated temperat"re( T#e "nits s#all %e stated( T#e form of e,pression s#all %e/"l& densit at , (((( '#ere, . temperat"re of t#e material( Specific gra*it (of solids and li$"ids) is t#e ratio of t#e mass of a "nit *ol"me of a material at a stated temperat"re to t#e same *ol"me of gas free distilled 'ater at a stated temperat"re( If t#e material is a solid! t#e *ol"me s#all %e t#at of t#e impermea%le portion( T#e form of e,pression s#all %eSpecific gra*it ,0 ! 1 (((( '#ere, . temperat"re of t#e material! and . temperat"re of t#e 'ater( Specific gra*it (of gases) is t#e ratio of t#e densit of a gas! "nder t#e o%ser*ed conditions of temperat"re and press"re to t#e densit of dr air of normal car%on dio,ide content! at t#e same temperat"re and press"re( T#e "nits s#all %e stated( T#e form of e,pression s#all %eSpecific gra*it at ,! (((( '#ere-

, . temperat"re of gas! and . press"re of t#e gas( Apparent specific gra*it ! (of solids and li$"ids) is t#e ratio of t#e mass in air of a "nit *ol"me of a material at a stated temperat"re to t#e mass in air of e$"al densit of an e$"al *ol"me of gas free distilled 'ater at a stated temperat"re( If t#e material is a solid! t#e *ol"me s#all %e t#at of t#e impermea%le portion( T#e form of e,pression s#all %eApparent specific gra*it ,0 ! 1 (((( '#ere, . temperat"re of t#e material! and . temperat"re of t#e 'ater( /"l& specific gra*it ! (of solids) is t#e ratio of t#e mass in air of a "nit *ol"me of a permea%le material (incl"ding %ot# permea%le and impermea%le *oids normal to t#e material) at a stated temperat"re to t#e mass in air of e$"al densit of an e$"al *ol"me of gas free distilled 'ater at a stated temperat"re( T#e form of e,pression s#all %e/"l& specific gra*it ,0 ! 1 (((( '#ere, .temperat"re of t#e material! and . temperat"re of t#e 'ater(