University of Nairobi 0/14 mm Asphalt

Department of Civil Engineering ASPHALT MIX DESIGN

HIGHWAYS LABORATORY Concrete Type 1

Tested by: Washinda/Ogalo Standard:BS 598/812/Rode Note 19

Sampled date: 28/03/20111 Project: Isiolo Airstrip
Location: Site Isiolo Specification: Standard spec. for Road and B.
Type of material:
AGGREGATES - Ramji Quarry
Sample no Nominal Size Description and Source Wt.
1
2 Aggregates
3 10/14 Aggregates
4 6/10 Aggregates
5 0/6 Quarry Dust
SIEVE ANALYSIS % PASSING
Sample Number 1 2 3 4 5 THEO. DESIGN MIX
% in Mix 100 0 0 0 40 60 COMBINED SPEC.
Sieve Size (mm) GRADING
20 0 0 100 100 100 100.0 100 100
14 0 0 100 100 100 100.0 90 100
10 0 0 80 100 100 100.0 70 90
6.3 0 0 16 94 100 97.6 55 75
4 0 0 1 50 100 80.0 45 63
2 0 0 0 2 99 60.4 33 48
1 0 0.0 0 0 61 36.5 23 38
0.425 0 0.0 0 0 39 23.7 14 25
0.3 0 0.0 0 0 30 17.7 12 22
0.150 0 0.0 0 0 20 12.2 8 16
0.075 0 0.0 0 0 16 9.3 5 10
0 0 13
100

90

80
% PASSING

70

60

Remarks:
50 MIX DESIGN TRIAL 1 -0/14 Wearing Coarse Type 1

40

30

20

10

0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100