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MicroDeval
Purpose
TheMicroDeval abrasiontestisatestofcoarse
aggregatetodetermineabrasionlossinthepresence
ofwaterandanabrasivecharge.
MicroDeval
TestProcedures
ASTMD6928
AASHTOT327
MicroDeval
SignificanceandUse
Manyaggregatesaremoresusceptibletoabrasionwhen
wetthandry.
TheMicroDeval testincorporatestheuseofwaterincontrast
tosomeothertests,whichareconductedondryaggregate.
Thetestresultsarehelpfulinevaluatingthe
toughness/abrasionresistanceofcoarseaggregatesubject
toabrasionwhenadequateinformationisnotavailable
fromservicerecords.
Thistestisusefulfordetectingchangesinpropertiesof
aggregateproducedfromanaggregatesourceaspartofa
qualitycontrolorqualityassuranceprocess.
MicroDeval
RequiredTestFrequency
Material
Coarse
Aggregate
forusein
Open
Graded
Friction
Course
(OGFC)
ValueRange
RequiredTests
Procedure
Designations
Frequency
L.A. Abrasion
loss<42%
L.A.Abrasiononly
AASHTO T96
N/A
L.A.Abrasion
lossbetween
42%and49.9%
L.A.Abrasionplus
MicroDeval
AASHTOT96 and
AASHTO T327
1monthly
L.A.Abrasion
lossbetween
50% and52%
L.A. Abrasionplus
MicroDeval
AASHTOT96 and
AASHTO T327
1weekly
L.A.Abrasion
loss>52%
Material notallowed
inOGFC
N/A
N/A
MicroDeval
Specifications
MaterialUse
Specification
Coarse AggregateinOGFCwithL.A.
AbrasionLossbetween42%and52%
15.0%MaxLoss
MicroDeval
Apparatus
MicroDeval AbrasionMachine
Containers
AbrasiveCharge
Sieves
Oven
Balance
MicroDeval
Machine
MicroDeval
Container
MicroDeval
SteelCharge
MicroDeval
TotalUnfractionatedDriedSample
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation
Separatematerialintoindividualsizefractions.
Washandovendry(230F+ 9F)toaconstantmass.
Recombinematerialtomeettheappropriate
gradationasshowninthefollowingtables.
Testsampleshouldbe1500+ 5g.
57/67
NominalMax> 19.0mm()
Passing
Retained
Mass(g)
TotalWt.=
375
375
750
1500
789
NominalMax= 12.5mm()
Passing
Retained
#4
TotalWt.=
Mass(g)
750
375
375
1500
89M
NominalMax= 9.5mm()
Passing
Retained
Mass(g)
750
#4
750
TotalWt.=
1500
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation #4(4.75mm)fraction
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation inch(6.3mm)fraction
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation inch(9.5mm)fraction
MicroDeval
TestProcedure
Determineandrecordmassofsampletothenearest
1.0g.
Immersesamplein2.0+ 0.05litersoftapwaterat68
+ 9Fforatleast1hour.
PlacesampleandwaterinMicroDeval containerwith
steelcharges.
Steelchargesshouldbe5000+ 5g
InstallcoverandplaceintotheMicroDeval machine.
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation WeighingSizeFractions
10
MicroDeval
PlacingWeighedSampleinContainer
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation MeasuringWater
11
MicroDeval
PouringMeasuredWaterintoContainer
MicroDeval
PlacingWeighedSteelChargesinContainer
12
MicroDeval
SamplePreparation SealedContainer
MicroDeval
TestProcedure
Runmachineat100(+/ 5)rpmfortherequired
numberofrevolutionsshownbelow.
Size
Revolutions
Required
Time(Minutes)
57/67
12,000( 100)
120( 1min)
789
10,500( 100)
105( 1min)
89M
9,000( 100)
95( 1min)
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MicroDeval
TestProcedure
MicroDeval
TestProcedure
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MicroDeval
TestProcedure
Carefullypoursampleandsteelballsovera#4sieve
superimposedona#16sieve.
Washsamplewithahandheldwaterhoseuntil
washingsareclearandallmaterialsmallerthanthe
#16sievepassesthatsieve.
Removethesteelballsusingamagnetanddiscard
materialsmallerthanthe#16sieve.
MicroDeval
TestProcedure FinishedSample
15
MicroDeval
TestProcedure Decanting
MicroDeval
TestProcedure Decanting
16
MicroDeval
TestProcedure GettingAlltheSampleOut
MicroDeval
TestProcedure GettingAlltheSampleOut
17
MicroDeval
TestProcedure Washing
MicroDeval
TestProcedure RemovingCharges
18
MicroDeval
TestProcedure RinsingCharges
MicroDeval
TestProcedure DischargingCharges
19
MicroDeval
RemovingAggregatefromCharges
MicroDeval
TestProcedure AssuringNoChargesLeft
20
MicroDeval
TestProcedure
Combinethematerialretainedonthe#4and#16
sieves.
Ovendrythesampletoaconstantmassat230 (+/
9).
Weighthefinalmasstothenearest1.0gandrecord
theMassB.
MicroDeval
TestProcedure
CalculatetheMicroDeval abrasionlosstothenearest
0.1percent.
%
100
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MicroDeval
SampleCalculation
Originalsampleweight=1,501g
Finalsampleweight=1,336g
%
1,501
1,336
1,501
165
1,501
100
0.1099
100
100
11.0%
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