EXPERIMENT 1 (CO1, PO10)

AGGREGATE IMPACT VALUE (AIV)

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The property of a material to resist impact is known as toughness. Due to movement of vehicles
on the road the aggregates are subjected to impact resulting in their breaking down into smaller
pieces. The aggregates should therefore have sufficient toughness to resist their disintegration
due to impact. This characteristic is measured by aggregate impact value test. The impact value
of an aggregate is the percentage loss of weight of particles passing 2.36 mm sieve by the
application on load by mean of 15 blows of standard hammer and drop under specified test
condition. The aggregate impact value gives a relation measure of the resistance of an aggregate
to sudden shock or impact, which in some aggregates differs from their resistance to a slowly
applied compressive load.

2.0 OBJECTIVE
To determine the impact value of the road aggregates in the laboratory

3.0 APPARATUS
1. Impact Testing Machine:
Its consists of a cylindrical hammer of 13.5 kg. (30Ibs) sliding freely between two
vertical supports (called guides). Its fall is automatically adjusted to a height of 38cm.
There is a brass plate over which an open cylindrical steel cup of internal diameter
10.2cm and 5cm depth is placed and fixed to the brass plate.
2. Measure: A cylinder of internal diameter 7.5cm and 5cm deep for measure aggregate.
3. Tamping rod of I cm diameter and 23cm long rounded at one end and pointed at the
other end.
4. Sieves: 12.5mm, 10mm and 2.36mm opening.
5. Balance: 5000g capacity.
6. Laboratory oven capable of maintaining a constant temperature up to 110 °C.
 Figure 1.0: Aggregate Impact Value Apparatus

4.0 PROCEDURE
1. Sieve the aggregate and obtain the portion passing 12.5 mm and retained on 10 mm
sieve.
2. Wash and dry this aggregate at a constant temperature of 105 ºC to 110 ºC and then
cool the sample.
3. Fill this aggregate in the cylindrical measure in 3 layers, tapping each layers 25 times
with the tamping rod. Level the surface tamping road as a using the straight edge.
4. Weight the aggregate in the measure. This weight of the aggregate is used for the
duplicate test on the same material.
5. Transfer the aggregate from the cylindrical measure to the cup in 3 layers and
compact each layer by tamping in 25 strokes with the tamping rod.
6. Release the hammer for fall freely on the aggregate. The test sample is subjected to a
total of 15 blows.
7. Remove the aggregate sample from the cup and sieve through 2.36 mm sieve.
8. Weight the fraction passing the sieve.
5.0 DATA ANALYSIS
Weight retained Weight passing
Weight of cup Weight before
Sample 2.36 mm sieve 2.36 mm sieve
(g) crush (g)
(g) (g)
A

Average

Percent Wear = (Weight Loss / Initial Weight) x 100%

Percent Wear (Average)

6.0 DISCUSSION

7.0 CONCLUSION

REFERENCES
British Standards: Method for determination of aggregate impact value (AIV), BS 812, Part
112:1990.