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Aggr
egat
eImpactTest
Theai
m ofaggr
egat
eimpactt
esti
stodet
ermi
net
her
elat
ivemeasur
eoft
her
esi
stance
ofaggr
egat
etosuddenshockori
mpacti
nwhi
chi
nsomeaggr
egat
edi
ff
ersf
rom i
ts
r
esi
stancet
oasl
owl
yappl
i
escompr
essi
vel
oad.
Thepr
oper
tyofamat
eri
alt
oresi
sti
mpacti
sknownast
oughness.Duet
omov
ementof
v
ehi
cl
esont
her
oad,
theaggr
egat
ear
esubj
ect
edt
oimpactr
esul
ti
ngi
nthei
rbr
eaki
ng
downi
ntosmal
l
erpi
eces.
Theaggr
egat
esshoul
dther
efor
ehav
esuf
fi
cientt
oughnesst
oresi
stt
hei
rdi
sint
egr
ati
on
duet
oimpact
.Thi
schar
act
eri
sti
cismeasur
edbyi
mpactv
aluet
est
.
Theaggr
egat
eimpactv
aluei
sameasur
eofr
esi
stancet
osuddeni
mpactorshock,
whi
chmaydi
ff
erf
rom i
tsr
esi
stancet
ogr
adual
l
yappl
i
edcompr
essi
vel
oad.

Aggr
egat
eImpactVal
ue{
AIV}
 AI
Vist
heper
cent
ageoff
inespr
oducedf
rom t
heaggr
egat
esampl
esubj
ect
ingi
t
t
oast
andar
damountofi
mpact
.
 Thest
andar
damountofi
mpacti
spr
oducedbyaknownwei
ght
,i.
e.ast
eel
cy
li
nder
,fal
l
ingasethei
ght
,apr
escr
ibednumberoft
imes,
ont
oanamountof
aggr
egat
eofst
andar
dsi
zeandwei
ghtr
etai
nedi
namoul
d.
 Aggr
egat
eImpactVal
ues,
AIV’
s,bel
ow10ar
eregar
dedasst
rong,
andAI
V’s
abov
e35woul
dnor
mal
l
yber
egar
dedast
ooweakf
orusei
nroadsur
faces.
 Aggr
egat
eImpactVal
uesandAggr
egat
eCr
ushi
ngVal
uesar
eof
tennumer
ical
l
y
v
erysi
mil
ar,
andi
ndi
cat
esi
mil
araggr
egat
est
rengt
hpr
oper
ti
es.

RecommendedAggr
egat
eImpactTestVal
ues
Cl
assi
fi
cat
ionofaggr
egat
eusi
ngAggr
egat
eImpactv
aluei
sasgi
venbel
ow
 Except
ional
l
yst
rong-<10%
 St
rong–10t
o20%
  Sat
isf
act
oryf
orr
oadsur
faci
ng–20t
o30%
 Weakf
orr
oadsur
faci
ng->35%

Speci
fi
edl
i
mit
sofper
centaggr
egat
eimpactv
aluef
ordi
ff
erentt
ypesofr
oad
const
ruct
ionbyI
ndi
anRoadsCongr
essi
sGi
venBel
ow.
1.Wear
ingCour
se–Notmor
ethan30%
2.Bi
tumi
noussur
facedr
essi
ng¬¬¬¬¬–Notmor
ethan30¬%
3.Penet
rat
ionmacadam –Notmor
ethan30%
4.Bi
tumi
nouscar
petconcr
ete–Notmor
ethan30%
5.Cementconcr
ete–Notmor
ethan30%
6.Bi
tumenboundmacadam basecour
se–Notmor
ethan35%
7.WBM basecour
sewi
thbi
tumensur
faci
ng–Notmor
ethan40%
8.Cementconcr
etebasecour
se–Notmor
ethan45%

Pr
ocedur
e
Tocar
ryoutt
heaggr
egat
eimpactt
est
,thef
oll
owi
ngsar
ethepr
ocedur
esuse:
1.Testsampl
ear
epr
epar
easf
oll
ows;
 Thesampl
eissi
evet
hrought
estsi
evessi
zesof14.
00mm,
10.
00mm andt
he
mat
eri
alpassi
ngt
hroughsi
eve14.
00mm i
scol
l
ect
edwhi
l
ethatof10.
00mm i
sret
ain.
 Themat
eri
alcol
l
ect
edi
sdr
yint
heov
enf
orabout2hour
s(wi
tht
het
emper
atur
enot
ng100c)andi
exceedi sal
l
owt
ocool
foranot
herhour
s.
 Thecy
li
ndr
ical
measur
eisf
il
l(eachl
ayeri
saboutonet
hir
dthewei
ghtoft
he
measur
e)andeachl
ayeri
stampwi
th25bl
owsoft
het
ampi
ngr
od.Eachbl
owi
s
gi
venbyal
l
owi
ngt
het
ampi
ngr
odt
ofal
lfr
eel
yfr
om ahei
ghtofabout50mm abov
e
t
hesur
faceoft
heaggr
egat
eev
enl
ydi
str
ibut
edov
ert
hesur
face.
 Thenetmassoft
heaggr
egat
einmeasur
eisr
ecor
ded.
2.Thest
eel
cupi
sfi
xfi
rml
yinposi
ti
onoft
hebaseoft
hemachi
neandt
hewhol
e
t
estsampl
eispl
acei
nitandi
scompact
edbyasi
ngl
etampi
ngof25st
rokesof
t
het
ampi
ngr
odasabov
e
 3.Thehei
ghtoft
hehammeri
sadj
ustt
othati
tsl
owerf
acei
s380+or–5mm
abov
etheuppersur
faceoft
heaggr
egat
eandt
henal
l
owi
ttof
all
freel
ytot
he
aggr
egat
e.
4.Theaggr
egat
eissubj
ect
edt
oat
otal
of15bl
ows,
eachbei
ngdel
i
veratan
i
nter
val
ofnotl
esst
han1sec.
5.Thecr
ushedaggr
egat
eisr
emov
eandpasst
hroughsi
ze2.
36mm
6.Thef
ract
ionspassi
ngt
hroughandr
etai
niswei
ghont
hesi
eve.
7.Thewhol
epr
ocedur
eisr
epeat
edusi
ngt
hesecondsampl
eoft
hemass.

Appar
atus
Thef
oll
owi
ngar
etheappar
atususedur
ingaggr
egat
eimpactt
est
.
 Aggr
egat
eimpactt
estmachi
ne
 BSt
estsi
evesofaper
tur
esi
zesSS14.
00mm,
10.
00mm and2.
36mm.
 Amet
alTampi
ngr
od
 Awei
ghi
ngbal
ance
 Anov
en

Dat
aandCal
cul
ati
on
Ther
ati
ooft
hemassoff
inesf
ormedt
othet
otal
massi
neacht
estshoul
dbe
cal
cul
atedusi
ngt
heexpr
essi
onasaper
cent
age.i
.e.
%f
iness=B/
AX100
Wher
eA=massofsur
facedr
ysampl
es(
g)
B=massoff
ract
ionpassi
ngt
hesi
evef
orsepar
ati
ngt
hef
ines(
g)

Pr
ecaut
ion
1.Ensur
ethatt
hewei
ghbal
ancei
swor
kingper
fect
lybef
orecommenci
ngt
he
exper
iment
.
2.Ensur
ethatt
hesoi
li
spr
oper
lymi
xaf
teraddi
ti
onofwat
ert
oav
oidunev
en
 absor
pti
onofwat
er.
3.Thesoi
lshoul
dbet
hor
oughl
yram i
n3l
ayer
stor
emov
eai
rvoi
ds
4.Ensur
ethatt
her
ammeri
sdr
opf
rom acont
rol
hei
ghtof300mm f
oreachoft
he
27bl
ows.

Possi
bleEr
ror
s
 Nat
ural
Err
or:
Thi
sincl
udeunev
endi
str
ibut
ionofai
randhumi
dit
yint
hepr
act
ical
l
ab.
 Sy
stemat
icEr
ror
:Thi
scanoccurduet
ool
dageandi
nef
fi
ciencyoft
heappar
atus
bei
ngused
 HumanEr
ror
:Thi
smaybei
nfor
m ofpar
all
axorasar
esul
toft
hei
nexper
ienceof
t
hegr
oupmember
s.

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