There are may test on aggregates needs to be perform before using in construction. Aggregates plays important role in construction. But highly important in payment construction. Aggregates influences to great extend to load transfer in pavement. Aggregates should be hard, Read More …
Category: Aggregates
Aggregates, Types of Agggregates
Stripping Value Test, Bitumen Adhesion Test
Normally bitumen adheres to aggregates when aggregates are free from dust, debris, foreign particles and moisture. In absence of water, bitumen performs well adheres to aggregates. But in presence of water the adhesion with bitumen and aggregates start to decrease. Read More …
Specific gravity and water absorption of aggregates
Specific gravity and water absorption of aggregates are most important properties of aggregates which needs to be considered while designing concrete and roads. Specific gravity is important to find out quantity, quality and toughness of aggregates Water absorption is important Read More …
Soundness test of aggregate
Soundness test of aggregate Objective: To determine the resistance of aggregate against weathering action and to check durability of aggregates. IS Code: IS: 2386 part-V. Apparatus: Balance: 500gm (0.1gm least count) 5000gm (1gm least count) Oven Sieve: 80 mm, Read More …
Los Angeles Abrasion test
Abrasion Test of Aggregates IS Code: IS 2386 part-IV Los Angeles Abrasion test Principle of Los Angeles Abrasion test: To find out the percentage of wear due to rubbing action of aggregates and steel balls. Determination of Los Angeles Abrasion: Read More …
4. Crushing test on Aggregates
The Crushing test is used to test crushing strength of pavement materials. This test is very important test for road works as it specifies the crushing strength of aggregates. IS code: IS: 2386 Part IV (Method of test for Aggregates) Read More …
3. Shape Tests on Aggregates
Shape tests on Aggregates( Flakiness Index and Elongation Index Test) Flakiness Index: Elongation Index: Apparatus & Equipment: Procedure: Data Recording and Calculation: Size of aggregates Weight of fraction consisting of at least 200 pieces,g Thickness gauge size, mm Weight Read More …
2. Impact test of aggregate (Aggregate Impact value)
Aggregate Impact value: Impact Test: (As per IS: 2386(Part IV)-1963 Methods of test for aggregate for concrete) Objective: To Determine the impact value of coarse aggregates. IS Standards: IS: 2386(Part IV)-1963 Methods of test for aggregate for concrete Apparatus & Read More …
Fineness Modulus of Coarse aggregate
Objective: To find mean size of particle in coarse aggregate. What is Fineness modulus of Coarse aggregate? Fineness modulus of coarse aggregate is a index number, which represent the mean size of particle in coarse aggregates. Fineness modulus is found Read More …
Fineness Modulus of Sand:
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Objective: What is Fineness modulus of Fine aggregate? Fineness modulus = Determination of Fineness modulus of Sand: Test to find out Fineness modulus of Sand: Generally, sieve analysis is done to find out fineness modulus of fine aggregates as Read More …
1. What is Sieve Analysis?
Based On (IS : 2386 (Part 1) and IS : 2386 (Part 4)) Also read: Properties of aggregates>>> Also read: Types of aggregates>>> Also read: How to select the aggregates for construction>>> Also read: Grading of aggregates>>> Objective: To find Read More …
Grading Curve For Aggregate
Grading Curve The graphical representation of sieve analysis is also knows as Grade curve. 1. Readings recorded from sieve analysis is plotted in graph shown below (take particle size on X-axis and percent finer on Y-axis). This graph is also Read More …