ASTM D2168-10
Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors

Standard No.

ASTM D2168-10

Release Date

2010

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D2168-10(2018)

Latest

ASTM D2168-10(2018)

Scope

Mechanical compactors are commonly used to replace the hand compactors required for Test Methods D698 and D1557 in cases where it is necessary to increase production.

The design of mechanical compactors is such that it is necessary to have a calibration process that goes beyond determining the mass and drop of the hammer.

Note 18212;The quality of the result produced by this standard is dependent on the competence of the personnel performing it, and the suitability of the equipment and facilities used. Agencies that meet the criteria in Practice D3740 are generally considered capable of competent and objective testing/sampling/inspection/and the like. Users of this standard are cautioned that compliance with Practice D3740 does not in itself assure reliable results. Reliable results depend on many factors; Practice D3740 provides a means of evaluating some of those factors.

1.1 These practices for the calibration of mechanical soil compactors are for use in checking and adjusting mechanical devices used in laboratory compacting of soil and soil-aggregate in accordance with Test Methods D698, D1557, Practice D6026, and other methods of a similar nature that might specify these practices. Calibration for use with one practice does not qualify the equipment for use with another practice.

1.2 The weight of the mechanical rammer is adjusted as described in 5.4 and 6.5 in order to provide for the mechanical compactor to produce the same result as the manual compactor.

ASTM D2168-10 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1557 Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft³ (2,700 kN-m/m³))
• ASTM D2487 Standard Test Method for Classification Of Soils For Engineering Purposes
• ASTM D3740 Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• ASTM D6026 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Geotechnical Data
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
• ASTM D698 Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12 400 ft-lbf/ft³ (600 kN-m/m³))*， 2024-04-19 Update
• ASTM E11 Standard Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes
• ASTM E145 Standard Specification for Gravity-Convection And Forced-Ventilation Ovens

ASTM D2168-10 history

• 2018 ASTM D2168-10(2018) Standard Practices for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors
• 2010 ASTM D2168-10 Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors
• 2002 ASTM D2168-02a Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors
• 2002 ASTM D2168-02 Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors
• 1996 ASTM D2168-90(1996)e1 Standard Test Methods for Calibration of Laboratory Mechanical-Rammer Soil Compactors