CIVIL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

UITM PAHANG, KAMPUS JENGKA

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
ECG344
OPEN-ENDED LAB
MAC 2020 – JULY 2020

TITLE OF : LOS ANGELES (L.A) ABRASION TEST

EXPERIMENT
DATE OF : 8th DECEMBER 2020
EXPERIMENT
GROUP : EC1105A
GROUP MEMBERS : 1. NUR HUSNINA ATHIRAH BINTI BAHARUDIN
(2018284076)
2. NURIN HAZIRAH BINTI HASBI ZAIDI (2018280346)
3. MUHAMMAD RIZWAN SYAFIQ BIN ZULKIFLI
(2018212666)

LECTURER : ENCIK MUHAMMAD MOKHTAR BIN SAMAT

LEVEL OF OPENESS : 1

NO ELEMENT COPO Marks COMMENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 BASIC CONCEPT

SUMMARY OF
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PROCEDURES/METHOD
ANALYSIS AND
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INTERPETATION OF DATA

5 DISCUSSION OF RESULT 2 4 6 8 10

6 CONCLUSIONS 2 4 6 8 10

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Data and Analysis

WEIGHT OF
AGGREGRATES WEIGHT OF
(g) WEIGHT NO. AGGREGATE
OF TOTAL LOS ANGELES
OF S AFTER
SAMPLE MATERIAL GRADING STEEL ABRASION
Sieve Sieve SIEVE
VALUE (LAV)
passing passing (g), W 1 BALLS PASSING 1.7
10 mm 12.5 mm mm (g)

1291
1 2500 2500 5000 B 11 1291 = 25.8 %
5000  

Calculation

LOS ANGELES ABRASION VALUE (LAV) =

Weight of fraction passing1.7 mm

Weight of total material
x 100

1291
5000
= 25.8 %

Discussion

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Conclusion

The aggregate we used is ideal for bituminous road surface usage since the proportion is less
than 40 percent, 25.8 percent. Based on the JKR Specification, the maximum proportion is 40
percent. The goal of the LA Abrasion Test was to determine the required percentage of aggregate
used for the surfacing of concrete and bituminous roads. For bituminous road surfacing based on
JKR Specification, the overall aggregate used for concrete is 50 percent and 40 percent. The
objective of the experiment was achieved.

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References
1. Los Angeles Abrasion Value Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOVxg9GYls&t=458s
2. Lab Report of Los Angeles Abrasion Test on a Given Sample
https://www.aboutcivil.org/to-perform-los-angeles-abrasion-test.html

Appendices

1. Data Table

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