SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND ABSORPTION OF FINE AGGREGATES .
1 SPECIFIC GRAVITY AND ABSORPTION OF FINE AGGREGATES AASHTO T 84 GLOSSARY Absorption: The increase in mass due to water in the pores of the material. Bulk Specific Gravity (also known as Bulk Dry Specific Gravity): The ratio of the weight in air of a unit volume of aggregate at a stated temperature to the weight in air of an equal volume