HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

ECG564

LAB TITLE:

AGGREGATE IMPACT TEST

PREPARED FOR:

DR. MUHAMMAD AKRAM ADNAN

GROUP:

EC220 6C2

PREPARED BY:
MUHAMMAD RASHDAN BIN MOHD ARSHAD

2015258782

MUHAMMAD NAZRUL HASIF BIN HASSAN

2015887082

NABILA SYUHADA BINTI MAMAT SOPI

2015229178

NURULNABILAH BINTI JALIL

2015872884

SITI NUR SYUKRINA BINTI SUFAKHI

2015831758

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Toughness is the property of a material to resist impact. Due to traffic loads, the
road stones are subjected to the pounding action or impact and there is possibility of
stones breaking into smaller pieces. The road stones should therefore be tough enough to
resist fracture under impact. A test designed to evaluate the toughness of stone i.e., the
resistance of the stones to fracture under repeated impacts may be called an impact test
for road stones.
Impact test may either be carried out on cylindrical stone specimens as in Page
Impact test or on stone aggregates as in Aggregate Impact test. The Page Impact test is
not carried out now-a-days and has also been omitted from the revised British Standard
for testing mineral aggregates. The aggregate impact test has been standardized by the
British Standard Institution and the Indian Standard Institution.
The aggregate impact value indicates a relative measure of the resistance
of aggregate to a sudden shockor an impact, which in some aggregates differs from its
resistance to a slow compressive load. The method of test covers the procedure for
determining the aggregate impact value of coarse aggregates.
2.0 OBJECTIVES
To determine the aggregates impact value (AIV) of aggregates.
3.0 APPARATUS
1. Aggregate Impact Machine
2. Steel cylinder moulds
3. Tamping rod
4. Sieves of sizes of 12.5 mm, 10.0 mm and 2.36 mm
5. Metal trays
6. Electronic balance of accuracy to 0.01g
7. Fine haired brush (3 mm)

4.0 PROCEDURE

1, Aggregates sample has been prepared by using 10mm to 14mm sizes of aggregates.
2. The aggregates are already washed and dried before proceed the experiment.
3. The aggregates are filled into the smaller steel cylinder with three layers.
4. Each layer have been tamped for 25 times using a tamping rod.
5. After 3 layers of aggregates are filled, the weight of cylinder + aggregates is recorded.
6. The sample assembled to the apparatus.
7. Hammer of the apparatus has been released to fall freely on the aggregates from a fixed
vertical height of 380mm.
8. The sample is subjected to a total of manual-controlled 15 blows.
9. After 15 blows, the sample is removed from the mould and have been sieved through
2.36mm sieve openings.
10. The weight of the aggregates that passing through the sieve is recorded.
11.The test is repeated 2 times to get 3 times of data by using the same batch of aggregate
sample.

5.0 RESULT
First trial
Mass of mould (g), A

= 2527.2

Mass of mould + aggregate (g), B = 3118.9

Mass of aggregates (g), [B A]
Net

weight

= 591.7
of Fraction

aggregates in gram , through

(C)
591.7

passing Aggregate
2.36

mm value

sieve in gram, (D)

77.2
Table 2

Aggregate Impact Value, AIV (%) =

=[ D/C ]x 100%
13.05

Weight passing through sieve, g (D) x 100

Weight of aggregates, g (C)

77.2
591.7

Second trial
Mass of mould (g), A

= 2827.2

Mass of mould + aggregate (g), B = 3120.0

Mass of aggregates (g), [B A]

= 292.8

impact

13.05 %

x 100

Net

weight

of Fraction

aggregates in gram , through

(C)
292.8

passing Aggregate
2.36

mm value

sieve in gram, (D)

74.9
Table 3

Aggregate Impact Value, AIV (%) =

impact

=[ D/C ]x 100%
25.6

Weight passing through sieve, g (D) x 100

Weight of aggregates, g (C)

74.9

x 100

292.8
=

25.6 %

6.0 DISCUSSION
This experiment is done by using aggregate impact machine, steel cylinder mould, tamping
rod and sieve of sizes 2.36 mm. the aggregate impact test equipment and the test procedure are
quite simple and it determines the aggregates impact value (AIV) of aggregate. The test can be
performed in a short time even at construction site or at laboratory, as the apparatus is simple and
portable. Well shaped cubical stones provide higher resistance to impact when compared with
flaky and elongated stones.

The size of aggregate used is 14.0 10.0 mm. It is essential that the first specimen to be
tested from each sample of aggregate is equal in volume. This is ensure by taking the specimen
in the smaller steel cylinder mould in the specified manner by tamping in three layers. The
aggregates were put into the bigger mould and tamping for each layer. The force applied is the
hammer that fall freely from a fixed vertical height of 380 50 mm. For the first trial, the mass
of materials before and after sieving is 591.7g and 77.2g respectively. The aggregates impact
value obtained is 13.05%. While for the second trial, the mass of materials before and after
sieving is 292.8g and 74.9g respectively. The aggregates impact value obtained is 25.6%.
The aggregate impact test is considered to be an important test to assess the suitability of
aggregates as regards the toughness for use in pavement construction. The aggregate impact
value is obtained to classify the stone aggregates with respect to toughness property. Based on
our result for aggregate impact is 26.4% so the toughness property is good for pavement surface
course.
During the experiment, the error that could happen is sample can expel from the mould
because the mould not closed, so that it can affect the result. The way to avoid this error happens
is with upgrading the crushing mould to high collar mould to avoid the aggregate to expel from
the mould and effect the reading.

7.0 CONCLUSION
From the experiment, we have achieved the objective. We calculated and determined the
aggregates impact value (AIV) of aggregate for the samples. The values that we get for our
samples clearly show that the aggregates are suitable to be used in the road construction as the
value do not exceed 30%.

8.0 REFERENCE
Aggregates Impact Value Test; 10 Important Notes To Remember. (2016, July).
Retrieved November 20, 2017, from Civil Blog:

http://civilblog.org/2014/07/16/aggregate-impact-value-test-10-importantnotes-to-remember/
The Determination of Aggregates Impact Value. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20,
2016, from The Contractor: http://thecontructor.org/buildingmaterial/determination-of-aggregate-impact-value/1355/
Transportation, C. D. (2010, June). Traffic Study Report.