IS:5640-1970

(Reaffirmed 2008)
Aggregate Impact Value IS:2386 (Part IV) - 1963
(Reaffirmed 2002)
IS:383-1970
Why this test?
Due to movement of vehicles on the road, the aggregates are subjected to impact resulting in
their breaking down into smaller pieces. The aggregates should therefore have sufficient
toughness to resist their disintegration due to impact. This characteristic is measured by impact
value test. The aggregate impact value is a measure of resistance to sudden impact or shock,
which may differ from its resistance to gradually applied compressive load.
Procedure
Material Preparation: Aggregates passing through 12.5 mm sieve and retained on 10.0 mm
sieve comprises the test material.
1. Pour the aggregates to about 1/3 rd depth of measuring cylinder.
2. Compact the material by 25 gentle blows with the rounded end of the tamping rod. Add
two more layers in similar manner, so that cylinder is full.
3. Determine the net weight of the aggregates to the nearest gram(A).
4. Raise the hammer until its lower face is 380 mm above the surface of aggregate sample in
the cup and allow it to fall freely on the aggregate sample. Give 15 such blows at an
interval of not less than one second between successive falls.
5. Remove the crushed aggregate from the cup and sieve it through 2.36 mm IS sieves until
no further significant amount passes in one minute.
6. The fraction passing the sieve shall be weighed to an accuracy of 0.1 g (weight B). The
fraction retained on the sieve shall also be weighed (weight C) and, if the total weight
(B+C) is less than the initial weight (weight A) by more than one gram, the result shall be
discarded and a fresh test made. Two tests shall be made.
Calculations
Aggregate impact value = (B/A) x 100, where
B = weight of fraction passing IS 240 Sieve size, and
A = weight of oven-dried sample.
Limits
Types of pavement material / layer Aggregate
impact value,
maximum %
Sub-base course & water bound macadam (WBM) layer 50
WBM base course with bitumen surfacing 40
Built up-spray grout, base course 40
Wet mix macadam (WMM) base course and WBM 30
surface course
Dense bituminous macadam binder courses 30
Bituminous Surface dressing, carpet & bituminous 30
concrete surface
Cement concrete surface course 30

IS 383-1970 specifies that AIV shall not exceed 45% weight for aggregate
used for concrete other than wearing surface and 30% by weight, for
concrete for wearing surfaces, such as runways, roads and pavements. Impact Testing Machine