oan 4
matte i | ws.2
zy
Volumetric Properties
Percent Passing
Nal Sand Blend — Target
100 1000
331 G0 of 7
a Be | i Compacted Paving
ger S50 Mixtures :
7 Se
130
to 20
_ Stockpile Balch Weighls, 4
WB 0 Nal, Sand
0 0 0
60.4 0 0
4238 72 0
780 648 122
30.0 168.0 107.0
600-240-120
Asphalt Cement Batch Weights
AG, pelby wot iglalmix AC, Tolal Balch wis
a5 435
40 50.0
45 565
50 632
55 69.844 Volumetric Properties of Compacied Paving Mixtures
NOTE: The accuracy of specilic gravily measurements for mix designs
important
Unless specific gravities are determined 10 tour signi
(three decimal places) an errorinar voids va
canoceur. Therefore, the Asphalt nsiitute recommends the use of we!
5 whose sensitivity wil allow a mix batch weighing 1000 to 5000
grams to be measured to an accuracy 0! 0.1 gram.
Vous nel
(Patel Aggiegate olone
Ter einette S85
: >
\Waler Permeable Voids
> \— (Part ol Aggregate
Aggregate
Air
Asphalt
Mineral
Aggregate
fh
Bu volume of compacted mao?
Voices voivme of paving
Volume of voids filed wisn,
Volume ol air void
Vp = Volume af asphe
Mba = Volume
Veb = Volume
Vee = Volume of
Figure 4.2 ~ Representa
specimeneed a7
Table 4.1 — Influence of type of specific gravity on determination of
YMA, VFA, and air voids
Voids Fille
space between
Allowance
For Abscrp-
Specilic Gravity Employed ol
lor Aggrepale i by
Aggregale | Aggreqale Asphalt
( ASTM 2651 Yes 136 1 92
ASTM Bulk 2651 No OB 105
ASTM Bul
(sal sur dy) 2.716 | Yes 156 32 7
ASTM Bull,
(sal.surt.dry) 2.716 | No 13 92
ASTM Appavent 2.034 | No 49 m4
lecive 2708 | No ra 83
Depending
bo expressed
PAVING MIXTURE DATA FOR SAMPLE CALCULATIONS —
4.03 OUTLINE OF
PAVING ME —This
Ise aggregate (ASH
ITO T 100 or ASTM.D 854),
Fhe aggregate cor
D 2041),
(6) Measure the bulk
where, Gy“a Volumelric Properties of Compacted Paving Mixtures
Table 4.2 ~ Basie data for sample of paving mixture
(@) Consitveris
a Specs Gravy
Mix Composition
pasuro | asta
Material uk | Method | itsthoe
NOTE: The volume of asphi
almost invariably less that
quenily, the value fo
ler absorbed by an aggregate is
ime of waler absorbed. Conse-
feclive speci
1.03016) Trea | 070
gravity of an aggregate
should be betwee Nd apparent specitic gravi he
27a] Tos | cian ive specilic gra oulside these
T1009 | ase
'e0 10 be incorrect. The calcul
al mix by ASTM D 204
nix in leems of aggregate and tolal asph
rechecked for the source ot the error.
‘The apparent specilic gravity, G,
calculated by the same formula a
speci
¢ lotal aggregate can be
he bulk by using the apparent
onstiluent,
= 10
Teal + 1830
=2.703
750 Yolumetiic Properties of Compacted Paving Mixtures
effective specific g
Pg, 0f 4.0 percent wo
elt = 2587
34.77 + 3.88
weight of mixture, As
= 100 Sse= Sab g, a
= 109 Fae SH Gy
Gye
Gs
Gy
ied in Antcles 4,05
2161-2700) GS) 1.030 = 0.
= 100 Fear) 09 = 00 (O48
ECTIVE ASPHALT CONTENT OF A PAVING MIXTURE —The
4.10 PERCENT YMA IN COMPACTED PAVING M,
YMA, are defin
o
where, VMA =
GH peciie
Gow = bulk specitic gravity of
(AASHTO T166; ASTM D
Py etapa
Using the data from Table 4,2
2.442 x 94.7
= 100-282 * 947 tay as ge
YMA = 109-2402 9 100-856 ~ 14.4
242100
YMA 100 FT a x 100
PERCENT AIR VOIDS IN COMPAC
(otal compacted pavi
PD MIXTURE — The
nixture consist af the
using52
Figure 4.3 ~ Worksheet: Analysis by weight o| icture
where,
ee ——_____ Z
‘ Worksheet tor Volumetric Analysis of Compacted Paving Mixlure
D 2081) (Analysis by weight of total mixture)
Sample: a Date:
_ 1O01VMA- vay o
VPA = vue
where,
5 Asphat Cement 53
5. Buk Sp 2709]
u 2 Max. Sp. Gr. (Gye), paving mix l2595]
=30 44 8. Bul Sp. Gr. (Gy), compacted mix jea2|
FA = 100% = 143 percent —
MPA. = 1008 aa m 2. Elective Sp 2761
10, Absorbed Asp 08
CALCULATIONS.
ivo Asphalt Content (Pp) = I eae
(Ling 10> Line 4 a8
Line 5 Py ~ —40e 10% Line 4 Pad
100 |
Te ae
top ~ Hae 8x Line 4 Py
tine 6 Pea
19. Air Voids (Wa) eee ae
109 Se P=tine & ) ar
14. VEA =
to Line 12 —tine 19 a
00 Line iis
Euntans om Chaper 4S