AS 5383 outlines the modified Proctor-Fagerberg method specified by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the determination of the Transportable Moisture Limit (TML) of iron ore fines.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
6 Sampling and sample preparation
6.1 General
6.2 Laboratory sample
6.3 Sample preparation
7 Procedure
7.1 Variables and definitions
7.2 Establishment of the initial compaction point
7.3 Establishment of complete compaction curve
7.4 Calculation of key parameters for determination of Transportable Moisture Limit
7.5 Presentation of compaction results
7.6 Determination of Transportable Moisture Limit
7.7 Example
8 Precision and reporting of results
9 Test report
Appendix A
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
Content history
DR AS 5383:2023
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