Dr.

Nabil Suleiman Fall 2020

CE 418/518 – Pavement Engineering
HW - Aggregate

NAME: ---------DUNCAN RIOBA OTEKI-1386142-----------------------------------------------------

1. Given two aggregates A & B, what combination of the two would you use in a blend to meet
specification?

Percent Finer Than

Sieve
A Batch B Batch Blend Spec
40 60 100
12.5 mm 100 100 100
36.8 60 96.8
9.5 mm 92 100 95-100
28 58.8 86.8
4.75 mm 70 98 75-90
17.2 53.4 70.6
2.36 mm 43 89 60-80
5.6 31.8 37.4
600 m 14 53 20-40
0.8 16.2 17
150 m 2 27 10-20
0.4 5.4 5.8
75 m 1 9 4-8

Percentage of A is ________40%_________________

Percentage of B is _________60%_______________

2. A fine aggregate was tested by the Sand Equivalent Test (ASTM D2419). After 20 minutes
settling in the cylinder filled with water and a flocculating agent, the heights of clay and sand
were recorded to be 251 mm and 129 mm, respectively. What is the sand equivalent value?

𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝑆𝐸 = x100
𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔

129 𝑚𝑚
𝑆𝐸 = 251 𝑚𝑚x 100 = 51.39%

Sand equivalent value = 51.39%

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3. Aggregates A, B, and C were combined with proportions of 50, 45, and 5 percent,
respectively, to meet HMA specifications. The bulk specific gravity of A, B, and C is 2.652,
2.681, and 2.920, respectively. Determine the bulk specific gravity of the total blend.

1
𝐺=
𝑃1 𝑃2 𝑃𝑛
(100𝐺 + 100𝐺 + ⋯ 100𝐺
1 2 𝑛

1
𝐺= = 2.677
50 45 5
( + +
100 ∗ 2.652 100 ∗ 2.681 100 ∗ 2.920

Bulk specific gravity of blend is 2.677

4. The water absorption of a gravel coarse aggregate is 1.9 percent and its apparent specific
gravity is 2.725. Determine its bulk specific gravity.

(𝐵 − 𝐴)
𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 % = [ ] ∗ 100
𝐴

(𝐵 − 𝐴)
19% = [ ] ∗ 100
𝐴

0.019𝐴 = [𝐵 − 𝐴]

1.019𝐴 = 𝐵
𝐴
𝐺𝑠𝑎 =
(𝐴 − 𝐶)

2.725𝐴 − 2.725𝐶 = 𝐴

0.633𝐴 = 𝐶

𝐴
𝐺𝑠𝑏 =
(𝐵 − 𝐶)

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𝐴
𝐺𝑠𝑏 =
(1.019𝐴 − 0.633𝐴)

𝐺𝑠𝑏 = 𝟐. 𝟓𝟗𝟏

Bulk specific gravity 2.591

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