LJ Polytechnic, Ahmedabad.

Civil Engineering Department

Test of Aggregate
Highway engineering
Submitted by:

Internal Faculty Guide:

1) Siddiqui asad jibraan (176330306102)
2) Shaikh imran (146330306097)
Ms. pavitra Bhatt 3) Shah neel bimal (176330306098)
Civil Engg. Dept. 4) Shaikh farhan A (1763303060543)
L.J. Polytechnic, 5) Patel jay rajendra (176330306068)
Ahmadabad.
 TEST OF AGGREGATE
• 1)Aggregate crushing value test
2)Aggregate impact value test.
3)Aggregate abrasion value test.
4)soundness test.
5)shape test.
6)water absorption test.
7)Bitumen adhesion test.
 Aggregate crushing value test
• Fill aggregate into standard cylinder measure in three layer .each layer is
tamped 25times with tamping rod of 60cm long and 16mmdia.
• Weight sample in cylinder measure is taken as w1.
• Fill the cylinder mould with aggregate removed from the cylinder in standard
manner.
• Level the top surface of aggregate in mould .place the plunger over
aggregate .plunger should not jam.
• Take about 6.5kg of surface dry aggregate passing through 12.5mm sieve
and retained on 10mm sieve.
• Place the mould with plunger on anvil of compression testing machine
• It gives the relative measure of resistance of aggregate crushing under gradual
compressive load.
• If the aggregate crushing value is less than 10 It signifies strong aggregate.if
the crushing value is 35 or above it will be normally considerd as normal
aggregate.
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Aggregate Crushing value test

Observation table of crushing value test
 AGGREGATE IMPACT VALUE TEST
• Take oven dry aggregate passing through 12 .5 mm sieve and
retained on 10 mm sieve.
• Fill cyclindrical measure of 7.5cm dia and 5cm height in three
equal layer .Each layer being tamped with 25 strokes by the
tamping rod.
• Determine the net weight of aggregate in the measure W1.
• The whole sample is filled into cyclinder steel cup fixed on
base of machine.
• The hammer weight about 14kg.It is raised height of 380mm
above the aggregate in the cup and allowed to fall freely on
aggregate.
• Apply 15 such blows at interval of not less than one second.
• Seive crushed aggregate on IS sieve 2.36mm.The fraction
passing is weighed w2.
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AGGREGATE IMPACT VALUE TEST

 Aggregate abrasion value test
.Take about 5kg of dry aggregate passing through
12.5mm seive and retain on 10mm sieve.
.Dry the sample in oven at 105c to 110c temperature.
.Now put the aggregate in the drum of machine.
.Put abrasive charge in the drum .The abrasive
charge consist of cast iron sphere or steel
approximately 48mm in diameter and each weight
390 to 445gm.
.The number of sphere required is depend upon the
grading of aggregate.
Aggregate abrasion
value test
Observation table of abrasion test
 BITUMEN ADHESION TEST Of
AGGREGATE
• Bitumen adhere well to all other type of road
aggregate.
• They are dry and free from dust.
• Adhesion problem occur when aggregate is
wet and cold.
• In absence of water there is practically no
adhesion problem of bituminous construction.