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HOT MIX ANALYSIS, VOLUMETRIC PROPERTIES AND EXTRACTION, MOISTURE SENSITIVITY

Field Sample no. 1-1 Lab Sample No. 1-1 Sampled @ 138+075 - 138+300
Date Sampled 02-05-20 Date Recived 02-05-20 Request No.
Sampled By Adnan Bashir Date Tested 03-05-20 Source of Material R.C.E Plant
Title Lab Tech. Tested By Adnan Bashir Checked By: Abbas Hamza
Material HMA - B.B.C 25.0 NMS Title Lab Tech. Title M.E

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY ( Gmb ) Ndes Nmax

Sample I.D 1 2 Average 1 2 Average
Height @ Nini 128.9 128.8 130.8 129.8
Height @ Ndes 117.4 117 118.5 117.2
Height @ Nmax 114.3 114
a.Weight in air,dry ( gm ) 4708.0 4715.0 4693.0 4704.0
b.Weight in air,SSD ( gm ) 4713.0 4718.0 4706.0 4704.0
c.Weight in water ( gm ) 2701.0 2704.0 2712.0 2702.0
d.Volume ( cc ) 2012.0 2014.0 1994.0 2002.0
e.Specific Gravity (Gmb) ( a/d ) 2.340 2.341 2.34 2.354 2.350
% Gmm @ Nini max 89.0 86.6 86.4 86.5
% Gmm @ Ndes 94.5 - 97.5 95.1 95.2 95.1
% Gmm @ Nmax max 98 95.7 95.5 95.6
Air Voids % 2.5 - 5.5 4.9 4.8 4.9
Voids in Mineral Aggregate (VMA%) 11.3 - 15.3 13.9 13.8 13.8
Voids Filled (VF) % 65 - 75 65 65 65
Effective Asphalt Content ( Pbe ) - 3.9 3.9 3.9
Dust Proportion ( DP ) 0.9 - 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2
MAXIMUM THEORETICAL SPECIFIC GRAVITY ( Gmm )
a.Net weight of loose mix (gm) 2253.0 2185.0 Gb = 1.02
b.Net weight of flask and water (gm) 8581.0 8581.0 Gsb = 2.576
c.Net weight of flask, loose mix & water (gm) 9921.0 9875.0 Ps = 94.8
d.Maximum Theoretical Specific Gravity (Gmm).(A/(A+B-C)) 2.468 2.452 Gse = 2.665
e.Average Gmm 2.460 Pba = 1.326
Extraction & Gradation
Extraction Gradation Total Wt. of Agg. 4953.0
Sample I.D 1 2 Sieve Wt. Ret. Cum. Percent J.M.F. Control
J. M. F.
a.Wt.of sample before test,gm 2536.0 2688.0 Size Gm Passing Passing Range Points
b.Wt.of sample after test,gm 2412.0 2533.0 1.5" 0 4953.0 100 100.0 100.0 100.0
c.Wt.of filter before test,gm 41.0 41.0 1.0" 371.0 4582.0 92.5 93.0 88 - 98 90 - 100
d.Wt.of filter after test,gm 46.0 44.0 3/4" 679.0 4274.0 86.3 85.9 80.9 - 90.9 -90.0
e.Increase in wt. Of filter,gm 5.0 3.0 1/2" 1273 3680.0 74.3 73.0 68.0 - 78.0
f.Wt. Of total agg. ( b+e) gm 2417.0 2536.0 3/8" 1682.0 3271.0 66.0 63.2 58.2 - 68.2
g.Wt. Of Bitumen, (a-f) gm 119.0 152.0 #4 2870.0 2083.0 42.1 39.7 34.7 - 44.7
h.Percent Bit.Content(g/ax100) 4.7 5.7 #8 3732.0 1221.0 24.7 23.2 19.2 - 27.2 19 - 45
I.Average Bit. Content % 5.2 # 16 4161 792.0 16.0 15.9 11.9 - 19.9
j.Design Bit. Content % 5.0 ± 0.4 # 30 4407.0 546.0 11.0 11.5 7.5 - 15.5
Remarks: # 50 4555.0 398.0 8.0 8.6 4.6 - 12.6
# 100 4664.0 289.0 5.8 5.7 1.7 - 9.7
# 200 4727.0 226.0 4.6 4.0 2.5 - 5.5 1.0 - 7.0

Contractor M.E Consultant M.I Consultant R.E

Abbas Hamza Saleem Khan Abdullah Bahar Khan