These methods cover procedures for determining the soil-cement losses@ moisture changes@ and volume changes (swell and shrinkage) produced by the repeated freezing and thawing of hardened soil-cement specimens. The specimens are compacted in a mold@ before cement hydration@ to maximum density at optimum moisture content using the compaction procedure described in T 134. Two methods depending on soil gradation are covered for preparation of material for molding specimens and molding specimens as follows: Method A-Using soil material passing the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve. This method shall be used when 100 percent of the soil sample passes the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve. (See Sections 4 to 6.) Method B-Using soil material passing the 19.0-mm (?-in.) sieve. This method shall be used when part of the soil sample is retained on the 4.75-mm sieve. (See Sections 7 to 9.) The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
T 136-2013 history
2023T/CIET 136-2023 Green factory evaluation specifications for the instrumentation industry
2013T 136-2013 Standard Method of Test for Freezing-and-Thawing Tests of Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures
1997T 136-1997 Standard Method of Test for Freezing-and-Thawing Tests of Compacted Soil-Cement Mixtures