CALCULATIONS (7% Asphalt Content)

Average weight of three samples, W

Weight in air, Wa = (Wa1 + Wa2 + Wa3)/3 = (1251.6 + 1240.9 + 1251.5)/3 = 1248.00
g

Weight in water, Ww = (Ww1 + Ww2 + Ww3)/3 = (719.8 + 715.2 + 720.4)/3 = 718.47 g

Weight in SSD, WSSD = (WSSD1 + WSSD2 + WSSD3)/3 = (1252.4 + 1241.4 + 1252.1)/3 = 1248.63
g

Volume of specimen, V
Mass of specimen M = weight in air, Wa = 1248.00 g

Weight of the specimen suspended in water, Ww = 718.47 g

Volume of specimen, V = (Wa – Ww)/ρw ; ρw = 1.00 g/cm3 = (1248.00 – 718.47) /

1.00

= 529.53 cm3
Mass & Volume of binder
Binder adsorption (% of aggregate mass), PBAG = 1.51 %

Binder content (% of specimen mass), PB = 7%

Density of binder, ρb = 1.01 g/cm3

Mass of binder, MB = (PB / 100) × M = (7 / 100) × 1248.00

= 87.360 g

Mass of aggregate, MG = M – MB = 1248.00 – 87.360

= 1160.640 g

Mass of adsorbed binder, MBA = (PBAG / 100) × MG = (1.51 / 100) × 1160.640

= 17.526 g

Mass of effective binder, MBE = MB – MBA = 87.360 – 17.526

= 69.834 g

Volume of binder, VB = MB / ρb = 87.360 / 1.01

 = 86.495 cm3

Volume of adsorbed binder, VBA = MBA / ρb = 17.526 / 1.01

= 17.352 cm3

Volume of effective binder, VBE = VB – VBA = 86.495 – 17.352

= 69.143 cm3
Mass & Volume of aggregate
Bulk density of aggregate, ρG = 2.65 g/cm3

Mass of aggregate, MG = M – MB = 1248.00 – 87.360

= 1160.640 g

Bulk volume of aggregate, VG = MG / ρG = 1160.640 / 2.65

= 437.977 cm3

Effective volume of aggregate, VGE = VG – VBA = 437.977 – 17.352

= 420.625 cm3

Volume of air, VA
Volume of air, VA = V – VBE – VG = 529.53 – 69.143 – 437.977

= 22.413 cm3

Bulk density, d
d=M/V = 1248.00 / 529.53

= 2.357 g/cm3

Maximum theoretical density, TMD or D

D = M / VMM ; VMM = (VB + VGE) = 1248.00 / (86.495 + 420.625)

= 2.461

Voids in total mix, VTM

VTM = VA / V = 22.413 / 529.53
 = 0.0423

= 4.23%

Voids in mineral aggregate, VMA

VMA = (VBE + VA) / V = (69.143 + 22.413) / 529.53

= 0.1729

= 17.29 %

Voids filled with binder, VFB

VFB = VBE / (VBE + VA) = 69.143 / (69.143 + 22.413)

= 0.7552

= 75.52 %

Average height of three samples, H

H = (H1 + H2 + H3) / 3 = (66.36 + 67.33 + 66.54) / 3 = 66.743 mm

Marshall Stability, S
S = (S1 + S2 + S3) / 3 = (9.92 + 9.35 + 9.95) / 3 = 9.740 kN

Average Flow, F
F = (F1 + F2 + F3) / 3 = (3.23 + 4.04 + 3.09) / 3 = 3.453 mm

Correlation Ratio
Height of specimen Correlation ratio
66.7 0.93
66.743 X
68.3 0.89

By interpolation,
X−0.93 0.89−0.93
=
66.743−66.7 68.3−66.7
X =0.9289
Corrected Marshall Stability, SC
SC = X × S = 0.9289 × 9.740 = 9.05 kN