Engineering Materials

CE- 201

Md. Masud Alom

Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Daffodil International University
 Reference Book
Engineering Materials
By
Dr. M. A. Aziz
 Aggregate
Aggregate’ is a term for any particulate material used for
mixing with cement, bitumen, lime, gypsum, or other
adhesive to form concrete or mortar.
The aggregate gives volume, stability, resistance to wear
or erosion, and other desired physical properties to the
finished product. Commonly used aggregates include
sand, crushed or broken stone, gravel (pebbles), broken
blast-furnace slag, boiler ashes (clinkers), burned shale,
and burned clay. Fine aggregate usually consists of sand,
crushed stone, or crushed slag screenings.
 Classification of Aggregate
Aggregates are divided into either ‘coarse’ or ‘fine’
categories.
Coarse aggregates are particulates that are greater
than 4.75mm. The usual range employed is between
9.5mm and 37.5mm in diameter.
Fine aggregates are usually sand or crushed stone
that are less than 9.55mm in diameter.
Typically the most common size of aggregate used in
construction is 20mm. A larger size, 40mm, is more
common in mass concrete.
Larger aggregate diameters reduce the quantity of cement
and water needed.
Grain Size Limits
Standard Size of Sieve
Gradation of Aggregate
Some Index Properties
Gradation of Aggregate
Significance of Aggregate Grading