value obtained in the

The mean of the crushing yO tests Tepore

value. correct to
the lirst decimal place"
aggregate
crushing
low aggregate crushing valse
Strong aggregates
gIve
to be used in in base course The aggwem
value for good
quality aggregate
course shait be less than 30 petcensoe
lue for surface Keed A
crushing value of the c coarse aggIegatesIRC al
hat the aggregate
cement conerete
specified pav ement surlace should not exceed o.percem es to b

crushng
values have not
been specilied by the IRC o
orr IRC the Ministr Ilofowever
and ighways
lor coarse aggregates to be used in Roa
construction
methods.
ement
pa
o.3.7 Shape Tests

aggregates
Importance of shape ofcoarse
is determined by the
Theshape of aggregate particles tage of
contained in it. In the case of gravel, the
elongated particles shape
n terms of the angularity number. Presence of flaky and elongatcdmaypartbe er
and elona
coarse aggregates used for the construction of base and surface
undesirable, as these may cause inherent
pavements is considered weak
possibilities of breaking down during compaction as well as under he
Angular shapes of particles are desirable for granular base course and heavy tratti
bituminous mixes due to increased stability derived
aiso for
from the better
When the shape of aggregates deviates more trom the sphericalshane interie
shape, as
angular aggregates. the void content in an aggregate of any specified size ein the ca
hence the grain size distribution of graded aggregate has to be suitahlu al
to obtain minimum voids or the highest dry density in the dry mix.

The evaluation of shape of the particles is made in terms of flakiness

elongation index and angular1ty number.

Flakiness index
Flakiness index (FI) ofaggregate is the percentage by weight of aggregate par
the least dimension/thickness of which is less than three fifths or 0 6 ofther
dimension. This test is applicable to sizes larger than 6.3 mm. Standard tit
gauge is used to gauge the thickness or least dimension of the aggregate samples
Fig. 6.17). The flaky aggregates are those which pass through the designated
the thickness gauge which has elongated slots with least dimension equal to E
of the mean dimension of each size range; these flaky aggregates are separated

21.5

27.0
33 9 -
31.5 25 0 mm

Fig. 6.17 Thickness gauge