Aggregate Impact Test

Serial Details Trial Number Average

No 1 2
1 Total weight of aggregate sample filling the 300g 310g 305
cylindrical measure = W1g
2 Weight of aggregate passing 2.36 mm sieve 80g 83g 81.5
after the test = W2g
3 Weight of aggregate retained on 2.36 mm sieve 219g 225 222
after test = W3g
4 Difference in weight = W1 – (W2+W3)g 1g 2g 1.5
5 Aggregate impact value = percent fines = 26.66% 26.77 26.715%
100W2/W1 %

Aggregate Crushing Test

Where,
W₁ = Total weight of dry sample
W₂ = Weight of the portion of crushed material passing through 2.36 mm IS sieve

W₁ = 3.96 kg
W₂ = 0.66kg

Aggregate Crushing Value = 16.6 %

Los Angeles Abrasion Test

Test value and calculation Test number Average
1 2
Weight of sample, W1 g 5000 5000 5000
Weight of sample after abrasion test retain on 1.7mm test 4055 4041 4048
sieve, W2 g
Los Angeles abrasion value = percentage wear = W1-W2/ 18.9% 19.18% 19.04%
W1 (100)
Specific Gravity and water absorption
Details Test number
1 2 Mean
Weight of saturated aggregate and basket in the water, W1 g 253.6 255.6
Weight of basket in the water, W2 g 110 110
Weight of saturate surface dry aggregate in air, W3 g 411.6 413.6
Weight of oven dried aggregate in air, W4 g 408.5 409.3
2
Specific gravity= W4/W3-(W1-W2)
Apparent specific gravity= W4/ W4-(W1-W2)
Water absorption = (W3-W4) 100/ W4