Compacting AASHTO #57 - Earthwork/grading engineering - Eng …
Fill up an empty 6 in. diameter and 12 in. height concrete cylinder mold with No. 57 stone using a shovel to simulate "dumping". Then level the stone with the top of the mold so no pieces project above the mold. Then hit the entire perimeter face of the mold repeatedly (without tipping the mold over) with a 2x4 or concrete form board steel stake.