FACULTY OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND GEOMATIC ENGINEERING

SEMESTER 1- SESSION 2013/2014

BFC 31802 Highway Engineering
Assignment

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According to the Marshall test results for the bituminous mixture design (ACW 14) as shown in table below,
Determine the optimum bitumen content for this bituminous mixture.

Type of mix :
SG Agg. blend :
SG.Bitumen :
Gred Bitumen (PEN):
Spec. No

% Bit.
Cont.

Weight (gram)
Saturated
Surface Dry

In Air

Bulk Vol
In Water

Spec. Grav
Max
Bulk
Theo

S1

4.0

1178.3
1222.9
1221.8

1176.0
1218.7
1218.4

656.5
681.6
683.7

AVG
S2

4.5

1179.2
1211.7
1198.4

1177.7
1209.8
1197.0

676.3
685.9
682.9

AVG
S3

5.0

1193.9
1225.1
1221.9

1192.9
1223.2
1219.4

686.8
696.1
694.7

AVG
S4

5.5

1210.2
1204.4
1139.8

1207.8
1201.8
1137.5

679.1
671.8
655.5

AVG
S5

6.0

1175.0
1211.6
1202.6

1173.2
1210.4
1201.2

668.2
693.0
685.0

521.8
541.3
538.1
533.73
502.9
525.8
515.5
514.73
507.1
529.0
527.2
521.1
531.1
532.6
484.3
516.0
506.8
518.6
517.6
514.33

2.254
2.251
2.264
2.256
2.342
2.301
2.322
2.322
2.352
2.312
2.313
2.326
2.274
2.256
2.349
2.293
2.315
2.334
2.321
2.323

AVG

ACW14
2.610
1.02
80/100

2.457

2.439

2.421

2.404

2.387

Volume % Total
Bit.

Agg.

Void

Agg

8.85

10.24

11.40

12.36

13.66

82.98

84.96

84.66

83.02

83.66

8.17

4.80

3.94

4.62

2.68

17.02

15.04

15.34

16.98

16.34

Voids %
Filled
(Bit)
m

52.00

68.09

74.32

72.79

83.60

Corr
Fact
Total
Mix
n

Stabillity-kg
Meas

Stiff-ness

1.00
0.93
0.93

2002
1877
2521

1.04
0.96
1.00

1648
2277
2434

1.04
0.96
0.96

2087
2501
2472

0.96
0.96
1.09

1149
1672
1786

1.04
1.00
1.00

1352
1731
2523

2002.0
1745.6
2344.5
2030.7
1713.9
2185.9
2434.0
2111.3
2170.5
2401.0
2373.1
2314.9
1103.04
1605.12
1946.4
1551.5
1406.1
1731.0
2523.0
1886.7

3.36
4.59
5.98
4.64
6.14
5.56
5.67
5.79
4.33
3.62
3.38
3.78
4.41
5.58
5.21
5.07
4.14
4.53
4.52
4.40

8.17

4.80

3.94

4.62

2.68

Flow mm

Corrected

437.4

364.6

612.4

306.2

429.1