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OBJECTIVE:
To determine the particle size distribution, fineness
modulus, grading curve for Coarse Aggregate.
APPARTUS:
Balance, set of standard sieves in following size:
For Fine aggregates:
80mm, 63mm, 50mm, 40mm, 25mm, 16mm, 12.5mm, 10mm,
6.3mm, and 4.75mm
PROCEDURE:
1. Take 20kg of fine aggregate.
2. Arrange the sieve in descending order with largest
size on top.
3. Sieve the material passing through the sieve and
note the weight of sample on the sieve.
4. Sieve the material passing through previous sieves
by using the next lower size of the sieve and not the
weight as in step 3.
5. Repeat steps 3 through 4 until you have used all
sieves.
OBSERVATION AND CALCULATION:
Table-1
Weight of coarse aggregate taken =20 kg
i.s. sieve Weight Cumulative Cumulative % Passing
size retained weight % retained
retained
(mm)
(kg)
40 Nil 0 0 100
31.5 Nil 0 0 100
25 0.250 0.250 1.25 98.75
20 14.8 15.05 75.25 24.75
16 4.8 19.85 99.25 0.75
EXPERIMENT- DETERMINATION OF PARTICAL
SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF COARSE AGGREGATE
10
6.3
4.75
2.6
CLASSIFICATION OF AGGREGATES
➢ According to Source:
1. Natural aggregate: Native deposits with no change in
their natural state other than washing, crushing &
grading. (sand, gravel, crush stone)
2. Artificial aggregates: They are obtained either as a
by-product or by a special manufacturing process
such as heating. (blast furnace slag, expanded
perlite)
➢ According to Unit Weight:
1. Heavy weight agg.: Hematite, Magnetite Specific
Gravity, Gs > 2.8
EXPERIMENT- DETERMINATION OF PARTICAL
SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF COARSE AGGREGATE
Sieve
Grading of Aggregates
Grading is the particle-size distribution of an aggregate as
determined by a sieve analysis using wire mesh sieves with
square openings.
Fine aggregate―7 standard sieves with openings from 150 μm
to 9.5 mm
Coarse aggregate―13 sieves with openings from 1.18 mm to
100 mm