Percent Batch

Percent Percent Passing

Sieve Size Retained Weight
Passing (Cumulative)
(Individual) (gm)
1 inch (25 mm) 100 0 0 0
3/4 inch (19 mm) 95.3 4.7 4.7 56.4
1/2 inch (12.5 mm) 80.9 19.1 14.4 172.8
3/8 inch (9.5 mm) 69.6 30.4 11.3 135.6
No. 4 (4.75 mm) 48.3 51.7 21.3 255.6
No. 8 (2.36 mm) 34.2 65.8 14.1 169.2
No. 16 (1.18 mm) 23.7 76.3 10.5 126
No. 50 (0.300 mm) 12.5 87.5 11.2 134.4
No. 100 (0.150 mm) 9.7 90.3 2.8 33.6
No. 200 (0.075 mm) 5 95 4.7 56.4
Pan 0 100 5 60
Total 100 1200

PERCENT OF BITUMEN (OF TOTAL MIX)

Percent of Bitumen of Total Mix Weight of Bitumen in the Mix
(Pb) (gm)
4.00% 50.00
4.50% 56.54
5.00% 63.16
5.50% 69.84
6.00% 76.60
 MARSHALL METHOD OF MIX DESIGN
Height of
Asphalt Content Specimen Gmb 
Marshal Specimen Specimen Measured Corrected
Weight in VMA Va VFA
Specimen, Weight in Air Weight SSD (lb/cft) Gmm Ps Stability Correction Stability
 b % h
Water Wa Factor
(inch) Wa (gm) Ww (gm) Ws (gm) Gmb * 62.4 (%) (%) (%) (lb) (lb)
Ws  Ww
4.0 2.64 1235.6 725.0 1241.8 2.39 149.2 2.58 96.0 19.18 7.33 61.78 2203 0.9225 2032
4.5 2.61 1230.1 726.2 1242.0 2.38 148.8 2.57 95.5 19.81 7.06 64.35 1970 0.9356 1843
5.0 2.56 1249.8 730.2 1255.0 2.38 148.6 2.54 95.0 20.34 6.24 69.31 2303 0.9600 2211
5.5 2.60 1239.3 731.3 1242.3 2.43 151.3 2.52 94.5 19.30 3.76 80.52 1768 0.9400 1662
6.0 2.58 1242.5 732.0 1243.4 2.43 151.6 2.51 94.0 19.58 3.20 83.64 2298 0.9506 2184

8.00 20.50

7.00
20.00
6.00

5.00 19.50

VMA
4.00
Va

3.00 19.00

2.00
18.50
1.00

0.00 18.00
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
Asphalt Content Axis Title

Optimum Asphalt Content = 5.68

Chart Title Chart Title

152.0 2500
90.00
80.00 151.5
151.0 2000
70.00
150.5
it Wt (lb/ft3)

60.00

tability (lb)
150.0 1500
50.00
149.5
VFA

40.00 149.0 1000

 Chart Title Chart Title
152.0 2500
90.00
80.00 151.5
151.0 2000
70.00
150.5

Unit Wt (lb/ft3)
60.00

Stability (lb)
150.0 1500
50.00
149.5
VFA

40.00 149.0 1000

30.00 148.5
20.00 148.0 500
10.00 147.5
147.0 0
0.00 3.5
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5

Axis Title Axis Title

Chart Title
20.0
18.0
16.0
14.0
Flow (0.25 mm)

12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5
Axis Title
 Flow Value,
0.25mm X axis এ সবসময় Asphalt Content হবে
(%)
17.0 4% Va এর জন্য যেই Asphalt content পাওয়া যাবে, বাকি গ্রাফ
14.5 গুলো থেকে সেই Asphalt content এর corresponding value
গুলো হবে final result
16.5
18.0
19.0

4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5

Axis Title

Chart Title
2500

2000
tability (lb)

1500

1000
 Chart Title
2500

2000
Stability (lb)

1500

1000

500

0
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5
Axis Title
Asphalt
Content Va %
b%

4.0 8.11 Va %
4.5 7.00 9.00
5.0 6.67
8.00
5.5 3.95
6.0 3.59 7.00

6.00

5.00

4.00

3.00
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5
 Va %

4.5 5.0 5.5 5.75 6.0 6.5