BLENDING OF COLD BIN AGGREGATE

Project #REF! Type of mix : Bituminous Base Course, Class-

B
Client #REF!
Contractor #REF! Mix Ref. : 481 / BC / 15
Asp./Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 21.06.2015

Individual Grading of ColdBin Aggr. Blending Proportions(%) Specification Limit

Comined
BBC-B
Sieve size CB-1 CB-2 CB-3 Grading,
( mm ) Cold Bin-1 Cold Bin-2 Cold Bin-3 %
ASTM (20-10) (10-5) (5-0) Blending Proportion, % Lower Upper
mm mm mm Limit Limit
30 25 45 100

25 100.0 100.0 100.0 30.0 25.0 45.0 100 100 100

19 96.1 100.0 100.0 28.8 25.0 45.0 98.8 90 100

9.5 8.6 92.3 100.0 2.6 23.1 45.0 70.7 60 80

4.75 0.1 45.6 100.0 0.0 11.4 45.0 56.4 40 60

2.36 0.0 0.2 72.1 0.0 0.1 32.4 32.5 28 48

1.18 0.0 0.0 55.1 0.0 0.0 24.8 24.8 20 36

0.600 0.0 0.0 46.2 0.0 0.0 20.8 20.8 14 26

0.300 0.0 0.0 34.3 0.0 0.0 15.4 15.4 8 20

0.150 0.0 0.0 26.1 0.0 0.0 11.7 11.8 7 15

0.075 0.00 0.00 8.60 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.87 2 8

Cold bin Aggregate -BBC GRADING GRAPH

100

90
% passing

80
Cold bin Aggregate
Combined Grading
70

60
Specification
limits
50

40

30

20

10

0 0.075
0.150 0.300 0.600 1.180 2.36 4.75 9.5 19 25

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MIX DESIGN

BITUMINOUS BASE COURSE

(CLASS-B)
PROJECT : Construction of Roads and Site Leveling for the New Residential
area in Liwa

CLIENT : Ministry of Housing, Sultanate of Oman

CONSULTANT : AAW & Partners LLC

CONTRACTOR : Ali & Co. Trading& Cont. LLC

SUB CONTRACTOR : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Road & Infra Division

Mix Design Reference : 749 / BC / 17
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JOB STANDARD MIX

Project : Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New

Residential area in Liwa

Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman

Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC

Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC

Asphalt Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Road & Infra Division

Bitumen Source : Richmond group, UAE

Source of Coarse Agg. : ATE Crusher at Liwa

Source of Fine Agg. & Filler : ATE Crusher at Sohar

Plant Location : Sohar

Laboratory : Al Tasnim Asphalt Laboratory, Halban & Sohar

Method of Mix design(JMF) : Marshall Method with 75 blows

by Asphalt Institute Manual Series, MS-2

Type of Mix : Bituminous Base Course (BBC),Class-B with 60-70 Binder

Mix Reference : 749/BC/17

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Asphalt Division
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MIX DESIGN SUMMARY

Mix Design ref. : 749/BC/17 Limit as per the Sultanate of Oman Standard
Designed Mix
Date : Sep-17 Specification for Road & Bridge Construction 2010

Type of Mix : Bituminous Base Course, Class-B Minimum Maximum Unit

Marshall Properties
Bitumen Content 3.5 3.0 3.8 %
Bulk Density 2.506 g / cc
Stability 1830 1200 Kg
Flow 2.9 2 3.5 mm
Stiffness 638 Kg/mm
Voids in Mix (VIM) 6.1 4 7 %
Voids in Mineral Aggregate (VMA) 14.41 12 %
Voids Filled with Bitumen (VFB) 57.7 50 70 %
Loss of Stability 11.6 25 %
Refusal Voids 2.98 2 %
Filler / Bitumen ratio 1.1 0.6 1.2
Other Parameters
Plasticity Index of Aggregate Blend NP (Non Plastic)
Average Bulk Specific Gravity (Gsb) 2.825
Effective Specific Gravity (Gse) 2.830
Sand Equivalent Value 79 75 %
Non Stripped Area of CA >95 95 %
Bitumen
Type of Bitumen 60-70
Specific Gravity of Bitumen 1.0298
JMF Results at Lower, Optimum & Upper Bitumen contents
Bitumen Content (%) Bulk Density VIM (%) VMA (%) VFB (%) Stability (kg) Flow (mm)

3.3 2.500 6.7 14.42 54.0 1750 2.69

3.5 2.506 6.1 14.41 57.7 1830 2.87
3.7 2.509 5.7 14.47 61 1890 3.05
3.3 to 3.7 (3.5±0.2%) 4 -- 7 12 min. 50 -- 70 1200 min. 2 -- 3.5
Combined Aggregate in Mix Design:
Specification Limit Tolerance, JMF Limit Combined Aggregate Blend
Design JMF
Seive Size
Gradation Lower Limit Uppe Limit
±,
% Lower Limit Uppe Limit Hot bins Aggr. Size %, Blend
mm % Passing
Hot Bin-1 37.5-25mm 0%
25.0 100 100 100 5 100 100
Hot Bin-2 25-12mm 30.0%
19.0 99 90 100 5 94 100
9.5 68 60 80 5 63 73
Hot Bin-3 12 - 6mm 20.0%
4.75 50 40 60 4 45 55
2.36 32 28 48 4 29 35
Hot Bin-4 6 - 3mm 19.5%
1.18 23 20 36 3 20 26
0.600 18 14 26 3 15 21
Hot Bin-5 3 - 0mm 27.0%
0.300 13 8 20 3 10 16
0.150 10 7 15 3 7 13 Hot Bin-6 Ultra Fine
Aggr.(Filler)
3.5%
0.075 4 2 8 1 3 5 (Silo)

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 Analysis of Compacted Paving Mixures Using Marshall Specimens
Project :
Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New Residential area in Liwa Mix Type : Bitiminous Base Course (BBC), Class- B
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman
Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC
Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Mix Reference : 749/BC/17
Asphalt Contractor : : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 20.08.17 & 21.08.17
Test Method : ASTM D2726, ASTM D1559

Specific Gravity of Bitumen (Gb) : 1.0298 Bulk Specific Gravity of Aggregate ( Gsb ) 2.825 Effective Specific Gravity of Aggregate (Gse) 2.830

Bitumen Voids in
Theoretical Voids filled Flow, Stiffness
Content Mass (gms) Volume Bulk Sp.Gr. Voids in Mix Mineral Stability, Kg
Specimen Maximum Bulk with Bitumen mm Quotient
% (VIM) Aggragate
Ref. Specific (VFB)
% (VMA)
Gravity (Gmm) %
%
Pb In Air SSD In Water CC gm / cc Reading Correction Corrected,kg Reading Kg / mm
1 1261.0 1268.5 752.6 515.9 2.444 400 1.00 980 1.80
2 2.5 1262.7 1268.7 758.5 510.2 2.475 450 1.00 1103 1.60
3 1276.3 1284.5 767.8 516.7 2.470 430 1.00 1054 1.90
Average 514.3 2.463 2.722 9.51 14.99 36.55 1045 1.77 592
1 1270.1 1275.8 761.0 514.8 2.467 600 1.00 1470 2.00
2 3.0 1266.8 1270.2 763.1 507.1 2.498 530 1.04 1350 2.40
3 1274.1 1280.3 767.2 513.1 2.483 ` 550 1.00 1348 2.20
Average 511.7 2.483 2.691 7.74 14.75 47.55 1389 2.20 632
1 1278.1 1279.1 769.1 510.0 2.506 690 1.00 1691 2.90
2 3.5 1280.7 1286.2 774.7 511.5 2.504 800 1.00 1960 2.70
3 1282.5 1287.1 775.6 511.5 2.507 820 1.00 2009 2.90
Average 511.0 2.506 2.667 6.05 14.41 58.03 1887 2.83 666
1 1287.4 1291.0 778.1 512.9 2.510 850 1.00 2083 3.30
2 4.0 1280.1 1282.0 775.0 507.0 2.525 750 1.04 1838 3.50
3 1283.1 1288.8 778.5 510.3 2.514 800 1.00 1960 3.60
Average 510.1 2.516 2.651 5.08 14.49 64.96 1960 3.47 565
1 1278.6 1284.6 774.4 510.2 2.506 690 1.00 1691 3.55
2 4.5 1278.8 1286.0 775.1 510.9 2.503 700 1.00 1715 3.60
3 1280.0 1292.0 780.0 512.0 2.500 700 1.00 1715 3.30
Average 511.0 2.503 2.622 4.54 15.38 70.51 1707 3.48 490

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 Project : Construction of Roads and Site Leveling for the New Residential area in Liwa
MIX DESIGN MARSHALL DATA GRAPHS - Bituminous Base Course, Class - B
Mix Ref. - #REF!

BULK DENSITY VOID IN MIX (VIM)

10
2.530
Bulk Density g/cc

2.520
9
2.510

2.500

VIM (%)
8
2.490

2.480
7
2.470

2.460
6
2.450

2.440
5
CONTRACTOR
2.430

2.420 3.3 - 2.500 4 3.3% - 6.70

3.5 - 2.506 3.5% - 6.10
2.410 3.7% - 5.65
3.7 - 2.509
2.400 3
2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Bitumen Content,% Bitumen Content, %

VOIDS IN MINERAL AGGREGATE (VMA) VOIDS FILLED WITH BITUMEN (VFB)

16.0 80

76
VFB (%)
VMA (%)

15.5 72

68

15.0 64

60

14.5 56

52

14.0 48

44

13.5 3.3% - 14.42 40 3.3% - 54.00

3.5% - 14.41 3.5% - 57.70
3.7% - 14.47 36 3.7% - 61.00
13.0 32
2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

Bitumen Content, % Bitumen Content , %

STABILITY FLOW
Stability,Kg

2200 4.0
Flow (mm)

2100
2000
3.5
1900
1800
1700 3.0
1600
1500
1400 2.5

1300
1200
3.3% - 1750 2.0 3.3% - 2.69
1100 3.5% - 1830 3.5% - 2.87
1000 3.7% - 1890 3.7% - 3.05
900 1.5
2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Bitumen Content, % Bitumen Content, %

Data Obtained From Graph At Optimum Binder Content

% of Bitumen Density Air void VMA VFB Flow Stability
3.50 2.506 6.1 14.4 57.7 2.87 1830
Proposed % of Bitumen : 3.50 %
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 BLENDING OF HOT BIN AGGREGATE

Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the Type of mix : Bituminous Base Course(BBC),
Project : Class-B
New Residential area in Liwa
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman Mix Ref. : 749/BC/17
Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC

Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Date : 15.08.2017

Asph./Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division
Individual Grading of Hot Bin Aggregates JMF Limits
Bin-3 Bin-4
Bin-2 Bin-5 Combined Target Specification Limit
Sieve size Filler BBC-B
(25- (03- Grading, Grading
( mm ) (12-06) (06-03)
12) 00) % %
mm mm Lower
ASTM mm
Blendingmm
Proportion, % Lower Upper Upper
Limit Limit Limit
30 20 19.5 27 3.5 100 Limit

25.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100 100 100 100 100 100

19.0 97.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.3 99 90 100 94 100

9.5 2.8 83.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 67.5 68 60 80 63 73

4.75 0.4 7.2 91.1 100.0 100.0 49.8 50 40 60 45 55

2.36 0.0 0.7 28.8 83.6 100.0 31.8 32 28 48 29 35

1.18 0.0 0.0 8.7 66.7 100.0 23.2 23 20 36 20 26

0.600 0.0 0.0 4.6 49.4 100.0 17.7 18 14 26 15 21

0.300 0.0 0.0 1.9 32.5 100.0 12.6 13 8 20 10 16

0.150 0.0 0.0 1.0 22.4 100.0 9.7 10 7 15 7 13

0.075 0.00 0.00 0.50 3.90 89.50 4.3 4 2 8 3 5

JMF-BBC GRADING GRAPH

100

90

80

JMF
% passing

70 Grading

60

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40

30

JMF limits
20

10

0
Sieve size in mm
0.075

0.150

19.0
1.180

25.0
4.75
0.300

2.36

9.50
600

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 MDL CURVE

: Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New

Project Type of mix :Bituminous Base Course (BBC), Class B
Residential area in Liwa
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman

Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC

Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Mix Ref. 749/BC/17
Asp./Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 15.08.2017

Specification
Seive 0.45
JMF
Size Raised Upper Lower
Limit Limit

25 4.26 100 100 100

100

19 3.76 99 100 90

9.5 2.75 68 80 60

4.75 2.02 50 60 40

2.36 1.47 32 48 28

1.180 1.08 23 36 20

0.600 0.79 18 26 14

0.300 0.58 13 20 8

0.150 0.43 10 15 7

0.075 0.312 4 8 2
0

100
MDL
90

80

70
JMF
60

50
Specs Limit
40

30

20

10
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0
0.075

0.10 1.10 2.10 3.10 4.10

0.300

25
0.600

9.5
2.36

4.75
1.18
0.15

19
0
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 Specific Gravity of Mix Aggragate
: Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New
Project Type of mix : Bituminous Base Course,Class B,
Residential area in Liwa
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman

Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC

Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Mix Ref. 749/BC/17

Asp./Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 16.08.17

Apparent Specific Gravity of Mixed Aggregate, Gsa :

( P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + P5 )
Equation: Gsa=
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
+ + + +
Ga1 Ga2 Ga3 Ga4 Ga5
Aggragate Size (mm) Gai % by mass of mixed Aggragate
25 -- 12 Ga1 2.943 P1 30.00% P1/Ga1 = 10.194

12 -- 6 Ga2 2.931 P2 20.00% P2/Ga2 = 6.824

6 -- 3 Ga3 2.841 P3 19.50% P3/Ga3 = 6.864

3 -- 0 Ga4 2.850 P4 27.00% P4/Ga4 = 9.474

Passing 0.075 Ga5 2.779 P5 3.50% P5/Ga5 = 1.259

Gsa = 2.889
Bulk Specific Gravity of Mixed Aggregate, Gsb :
( P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + P5 )
Equation: Gsb =
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
+ + + +
Gb1 Gb2 Gb3 Gb4 Gb5

Aggragate Size (mm) Gbi % by mass of mixed Aggragate

25 -- 12 Gb1 2.902 P1 30.00% P1/Gb1 = 10.338
12 -- 6 Gb2 2.881 P2 20.00% P2/Gb2 = 6.942
6 -- 3 Gb3 2.770 P3 19.50% P3/Gb3 = 7.040
3 -- 0 Gb4 2.751 P4 27.00% P4/Gb4 = 9.815
Passing 0.075 Gb5 2.779 P5 3.50% P5/Gb5 = 1.259
Gsb = 2.825
Effective Specific Gravity of Mixed Aggregate, Gse :
( Pmm - Pb )
Equation: Gse =
Pmm Pb Where : Pmm = 100
-
Gmm Gb Gb = 1.0298

Pb 3.5
Gmm 2.667
Gse 2.830

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2.968183 2.953991
2.840051 2.864553
 Maximum Theoretical Specific Gravity of Paving Mixture

: Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New Type of mix :Bituminous Base Course,Class B
Project
Residential area in Liwa
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman
Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC
Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Mix Ref. : 749/BC/17
A/Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 22.08.17

Test Method : ASTM D2041 - 1990

1 Binder Content, % ( Pb ) 3.50

2 Mass of Sample in Air , gm (h) 3095 3115

3 Mass of Sample + Container / Water (j) 20967 20974

4 Mass of Container / water, gm (k) 19030 19030

h
5 Gmm = 2.673 2.660
( h + k) - j

6 Average Gmm 2.667

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 LOSS OF STABILITY TEST

: Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New Type of mix : Bituminous Base Course, (BBC),
Project Class-B
Residential area in Liwa
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman
Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC
Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Mix Ref. : 749/BC/17
A./Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 21.08.2017/22.08.2017

Loss of Stability at Optimin Bitumen Content:

Immersion at 60 C for 30 minutes:
o

Flow
Bulk
Mass (g) Stability
Speci Sp.Gr.
Bitumen % Volume mm
men Pb
in cm3 Corrected
No.
in Air SSD Gmb Reading Correction Reading
Water Kg

1 1278.1 1279.1 769.1 510 2.506 690 1.00 1691 2.9

2 3.5 1280.7 1286.2 774.7 511.5 2.504 800 1.00 1960 2.7

3 1282.5 1287.1 775.6 511.5 2.507 760 1.00 1862 2.9

Average = 2.506 1838 2.8

Immersion at 60oC for 24 hours:

4 1282.1 1289.2 777.2 512 2.504 700 1.00 1715

5 3.5 1283.2 1286.5 773.5 513 2.501 670 1.00 1642

6 1283.6 1285.7 772.7 513 2.502 620 1.00 1519

Average = 2.503 1625

Loss of Stability = 11.6 %

Retained Stability = 88.4 %

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 VOID AT COMPACTION TO REFUSAL

: Construction of Roads and Site Levelling for the New

Project Type of mix : Bituminous Base Course (BBC),
Residential area in Liwa
Class-B
Client : Ministry of Housing Sultanate of Oman

Consultant : AAW & Partners LLC

Contractor : Ali & Co Trading & Cont. LLC Mix Ref. : 749/BC/17
A/Contractor : Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC, Asphalt Division Date : 22.08.2017

Bitumen Content, % = 3.7

Gb = 1.0298
Gsb = 2.825
Gse = 2.830

Descriptions 1 2 3
Number of Blows 400 500 600

Weight in Air 1280.4 1287.1 1280.1

Weight in air SSD 1281.2 1288.4 1283.6

Weight in Water 783.4 789.3 786.1

Volume (cm3) 497.8 499.1 497.5

Bulk Specific Gravity (Gmb) 2.572 2.579 2.573

Maximum Theoretical density (Gmm) 2.658 2.658 2.658

Voids in Mix (VIM) 3.23 2.98 3.20

3.2 400
No. of Blows Vs % Void in Mix
3.0 500
3.800
3.2 600
3.700
% OF VOIDS

3.600

3.500

3.400

3.300

3.200

3.100

3.000

2.900

2.800

2.700

2.600

2.500
350 400 450 500 550 600 650
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BLOWS

Air Void from Graph = 2.98 %

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