Building Materials Manufacturing worked example

Aggregate Moisture Adjustment with scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction of 50 tons: a worked example

This worked example runs the aggregate moisture adjustment numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction of 50 tons instead of the typical 100 tons. Correct aggregate batch weight for measured stockpile moisture so concrete and block mixes stay on target.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction: 50 tons (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Moisture correction multiplier from stockpile test: 1.04 x (held at the documented default)
  • Target oven-dry aggregate weight: 104 tons (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Aggregate Moisture Adjustment = scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction × correction multiplier.
  • Aggregate Moisture Adjustment works out to 52 tons corrected aggregate at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Aggregate Moisture Adjustment gap to target works out to -52 value at these inputs.
  • Scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction works out to 50 value at these inputs.
  • Moisture correction multiplier from stockpile test works out to 1.04 x at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction sits at 100 tons and the headline result is 104 tons corrected aggregate, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 52 tons corrected aggregate.
  • Use it at batching when stockpile moisture has shifted after rain or drainage and you need to true up the aggregate charge against the mix design target. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Aggregate Moisture Adjustment: 52 tons corrected aggregate (headline result)
  • Aggregate Moisture Adjustment gap to target: -52 value
  • Scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction: 50 value
  • Moisture correction multiplier from stockpile test: 1.04 x

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Aggregate Moisture Adjustment calculator, set scale-ticket aggregate weight before moisture correction to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.