Construction and Materials

Testing
CENG 314

Concrete Aggregates

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CONCRETE AGGREGATES
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“What are the set of sieves that must be included?

3”, 1 ½”, ¾”, 3/8”, #4, #8, #16, #30, #50, #100
Example 1: The fine agg. with the FM=3.25 and the coarse
agg. with the FM=7.85 are available. Combine them in
such a way that the FM becomes 6.8

Let x = % of Fine Aggregate

100 - x = % of Coarse Aggregate

3.25 x + 7.85(100-x)
= 6.8
100
x = 23%

*23% of fine agg. and 77% of coarse agg. should be

mixed.
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Question:
Determine the
fineness modulus
of the combined
aggregate
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Combined
100
98
80
70
62
58
40
30
22
13
5
1
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35% 25% 40%
 Maximum Aggregate Size and Nominal
Maximum Aggregate Size

Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size defined

as öne sieve size larger than the first size
to retain more than 10%.
Maximum Aggregate size is defined as the
smallest sieve size that requires 100 %
passing.
Example 2: The sieve analysis of a coarse aggregate is shown below.
Determine the maximum aggregate size nd the nominal maximum
aggregate size.

Maximum Aggregate size = 1”

Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size = 3/4”