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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 69.8 44 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 specimen eed 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 7 50 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 using 52 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

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