Aggregate

Coarse Aggregate Permanent Deformation

Sieve No. 4 ( 4.75 mm)

Fine Aggregate Fatigue cracking

1-Consensus Requirements
a) Coarse Aggregate Angularity

Min requirement for one fractured faces Min requirement for Two or more fractured faces
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SORB\R9 :- Fractured Degree not Less than 70 % for agg. Retaining in sieve No.4

b) Fine Aggregate Angularity

AASHTO T 304: Uncompacted Void Content of Fine Aggregate

% of voids in Uncompacted sample =

V - Sp. G W of sand V

*100

c) Flat or Elongated Particles

ASTM D 4791

SORB\ R9 =BS 12, part 3 Flat factor Max. 15 % Elongation Factor Max. 25 %

d) Clay Content Sand Equivalent test

2-Source Aggregate Requirements

a) Toughness Aggregate Angularity

Los Angeles Abrasion Test

AASHTO T 96 ASTM C 131 ASTM C 535

SORB\R9 Surface layer Max. 30 % Subbase layer Max. 35 % Base layer Max. 40 %
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b) Soundness Test

AASHTO T 104 ASTM C 88

Soundness is the percent loss of material from an agg. Blend during the sodium or magnesium sulfate test

SORB/R9 not greater than 12 %. SHRP not greater than 20 %.

c) Deleterious Materials Test

SHRP not greater than 25 %.

AASHTO T 112

Aggregate Size Definitions

100 100 90 72 65 48 36 22 15 9 4 100 99 Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size 89 one size larger than the first sieve 72 to retain more than 10% 65 Maximum Aggregate Size 48 one size larger than nominal 36 maximum size 22 15 9 4
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Control Point Percent Passing

100

Restricted zone
Nom max size 0 .075 .3 2.36 4.75 9.5

Max Density Line

Max size

12.5

19.0

Sieve Size (mm) Raised to 0.45 Power 4.75 mm sieve plots at(4.75)0.45=2.02

Superpave Aggregate Gradation

Percent Passing
100

Design Aggregate Structure

0 .075 .3 2.36 12.5 19.0

Sieve Size (mm) Raised to 0.45 Power

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Superpave Mix Size Designations

Superpave Designation 37.5 mm 25 mm 19 mm 12.5 mm 9.5 mm Nom Max Size (mm) 37.5 25 19 12.5 9.5 Max Size (mm) 50 37.5 25 19 12.5
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100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0
2 3 4 5 6 7 89

SORP R9/3
Nominal Max. Size of Agg. 3/4 "

%P a s s in g

4 5 6 7 89

4 5 6 7 89

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4 5 6 7 89

100

Sieve size
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Specic Gravity of Aggregate

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Volumetric Calculation

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Asphalt Content (Pb) is the total asphalt content of a paving mixture Effective Asphalt Content (Pbe) is the total asphalt content of a paving Mixture the portion of asphalt absorbed into the aggregate particles Absorbed Asphalt Content (Pba) is the portion of asphalt absorbed into the aggregate particles Air voids (Va) is the total volume of the small pockets of air between the coated aggregate particles throughout a compacted paving mixture, expressed as percentage of the total volume of the compacted paving mixture. Voids in the mineral aggregate (VMA) is the volume of inter granular void space between the aggregate particles of a compacted paving mixture that includes the air voids and the effective asphalt content, expressed as a percentage of the total volume of the compacted paving mixture. Voids lled with asphalt (VFA) is the percentage portion of the volume of inter granular void space between the aggregate particles that is occupied by the effective asphalt. It is expressed as the ratio of (VMA-Va) to VMA
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Pb e =

Gse Gsb Gsb *Gse

* Gb *100

Pbe = Pb
VMA = 100
G mb * Ps G sb

Pba 100

* Ps

V a = 100 *

G mm G mb G mm

VFA = 100 *

VMA V a VMA

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Dry A

S.S.D B
A B C
B B C
A AC

Merging Fully.S.D C

Sp.G Bulk =
Sp.GEffective =
Sp.G Apparent =

Water Absorption =

A B A
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