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Indian Standard: Methods of Test For Aggregates For Concrete
Indian Standard: Methods of Test For Aggregates For Concrete
( Reaffirmed 1997 )
Indian Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR
AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE
PART I PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE
( Elcvcrl~ll
Reprint AUGUST 1997 )
UDC 691.322:620.1
co&r@ I963
Cr 5 October I963
IS : 2386 ( Part I) - 1963
hdiun Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR
AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE
PART I PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE
Indian Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR
AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE
PART I PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard (&rt I) was adopted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 22 August 1963, after the draft finalized by the Cement
and Concrete Sectional Committee had been approved by the Building
Division Council.
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1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard ( Part I ) covers the following tests for aggregates for
concrete:
4 Sieve analysis,
2. SIEVE ANALYSIS
2.1 Object - This method covers the procedure for the determination of
particle size distribution of fine, coarse and all-in-aggregates by
sieving or screening.
2.2 Apparatus
2.2.1 Sieves - Sieves of the sizes given in Table I, conforming to
IS : 460-1962 Specification for Test Sieves ( Revised) shall be used.
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2.3 Sample - The weight of sample available shall be not less than the
weight given in Table II. The sample for sieving ( see Table II ) shall
be prepared from the larger sample either by quartering or by means of
a sample divider,
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2.4.3 Light brushing with a fine camel hair brush may be used on the
150-micron and 75-micron IS Sieves to prevent aggregation of powder
and blinding of apertures. Stiff or worn out brushes shall not be used
for this purpose and pressure shall not be applied to the surface of the
sieve to force particles through the mesh.
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weight given in Table II. The sample for sieving (see Table Iv ) shall
be prepared from the larger sample either by quartering or by means of
a sample divider. It shall be brought to air-dry condition before weigh-
ing and sieving. This may be achieved either by drying at room
temperature or by heating at a temperature of 100” to 110°C.
kg kg g
SO-mm 10 4.5 2*36-mm 200
40-mm 3’5 1.1%mm 100
31.5mm or 25mm : 2.5
20-mm 4 2-o 600-micron 75
16-mm or 12*5-mm 3 1’5 300-micron 50
lo-mm 2 1.0
6*3-mm 1.5 0.75 150.micron 40
4*76-mm 1-o 0.50 75-micron 25
3*35-mm - 0.30
mm kg
63 50
50 35
40 or 31.5 lb
25 5
20 or 16 2
12% I
10 0.5
6.3 0.2
4’75 0.2
2.36 O-1
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3.1 Object - This method of test deals with the procedure for determin-
ing the total quantity of material finer than 75micron IS Sieve in
aggregates by washing.
NOTE- Clay particles that are dispersed by wash water as well as water
soluble materials will be removed from the aggregate during the test.
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60
40'
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20
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75 1 212 1 425 1 850 1 l-70 1 3-35 1 6-3 1 12-5 ) 20 1 40 I 63 I
1 150 300 600 i l-18
I- 2.36 4.75 10 16 25
SIEVE StZES
pJo= -The vertical scale of this chart is an arithmetic scale and the horizontal scale is logarithmic.
3.3 Sample - The test sample shall be selected from material which has
been thoroughly mixed and which contains sufficient moisture to prevent
segregation. A representative sample, sutf’icient to yield not less than the
appropriate weiaht of dried material, as shown below, shall be selected:
3.4 Procedure
3.4.1 The test sample shall be dried to constant weight at a tempera-
ture of llO”f5”C and weighed to the nearest 0.1 percent.
3.4.2 The test sample after being dried and weighed shall be placed in
the container and sufficient water added to cover it. I he contents of the
container shall be agitated vigorously.
3.4.4 The wash water containing the suspended and dissolved solids
shall be immediately poured over the nested sieves arranged with the
coarser sieve on the top.
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A=
- B--c
B
x 100
where
A = percentage of material finer than 75-micron,
B = original dry weight, and
C = dry weight after washing.
4.4 Procedure
4.4.1 Sieving - The sample shall be sieved in accordance with the
method described in 3 with the sieves specified in Table V.
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4.5 Reporting of Results - The flakiness index is the total weight of the
material passing the various thickness gauges or sieves, expressed as a
percentage of the total weight of the sample gauged.
5.1 Object - This method of test lays down the procedure for determin-
ing the elongation index of coarse aggregate.
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5.4 Procedure
5.4.1 Sieving - The sample shall be sieved in accordance with the
method described in 3 with the sieves specified in Table V.
5.5 Report of Results - The elongation index is the total weight of the
material retained on the various length gauges, expressed as a percentage
of the total weight of the sample gauged.
6.1Object - This method of test lays down the procedure for determin-
ing the angularity number of coarse aggregate.
NOTE 2 - Since considersbly more effort is used then in the test for bulk
density end voids [ see IS : 2336 ( Part III )-1963 1, the results of the two tests are
different. Also weeker 8ggreg&es may be orusbed during compection, end the
anguleritynumber test does not apply to any aggregete which breaks down
during the test.
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6.4.1 The test sample shall consist of aggregate retained between the
appropriate pair of IS Sieves ( square mesh ) from the following sets:
NOTE - In testing aggregates larger than 20 mm, the volume of the cylinder
shall be greater than 3 litres, but for aggregate smaller than 4.75 mm a, smeller
cylinder may be used. The procedure shall be the Bame as with 3 litre cylin-
der. except that the amount of compsctive effect ( weight of tamping rod x height
of fall x number of blows ) shell be proportioned to the volume of the cylinder.
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6.5 Test Procedure -The scoop shall be filled and heaped to ovcr-
flowing with the aggregate, which shall be placed ir: the cylinder by
allowing it to slide gently off the scoop from the least height possible.
6.5.1 The aggregate in the cylinder shall be subjected to 100 blows of
the tamping rod at a rate of about 2 blows per second. Each blow shall
be applied by holding the rod vertical with its rounded end 5 cm above
the surface of the aggregate and releasing it so that it falls freely. No
force shall be applied to the rod. The 100 blows shall he evenly dis-
tributed over the surface of the aggregate.
6.5.2 The process of filling and tampirlg shall be repeated exactly as
described above with a second and third layer of aggregates; the third
layer shall contain just sufficient aggregate to fill the cylinder level with
the top edge before tamping.
6.5.3 After the third layer has been tamped, the cylinder shall be filled
to overflowing, and the aggregate struck off level with the top using the
tamping rod as a straight edge. ,
6.5.4 Individual pieces shall then be added and ‘rolled-in’ to the
surface by rolling the tamping rod across the upper edge of the cylinder,
and this finishing process shall be continued as long as the aggregate
does not lift the rod off the edge of the cylinder on either side. The
aggregate shall not be pushed in or otherwise forced down, and no down-
ward pressure shall be applied to the tamping rod, which shall roll in
contact with the metal on both sides of the cylinder.
6.5.5 The aggregate in the cylinder shall then be weighed to the
nearest 5 grams.
6.5.6 Three separate determinations shall be made, and the mean
weight of aggregate in the cylinder calculated. If the result of any one
determination differs from the mean by more than 25 grams, three
additional determinations shall immediately be made on the same
material and the mean of all the six determinations calculated.
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