FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILD ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

SEMESTER 2- SESSION 2019/2020

BFC 31802 – Highway Engineering Assignment
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According to the Marshall test results for the bituminous mixture design (AC14) as shown in table below,
Determine the optimum bitumen content for this bituminous mixture.

Type of mix : AC14

SG Agg. blend : 2.600
SG.Bitumen : 1.01
Gred Bitumen (PEN): 80/100
% Bit. Corr
Spec. No Cont. Weight (gram) Bulk Vol Spec. Grav Volume % Total Voids % Fact Stabillity-kg Flow mm Stiff-ness
Saturated Max Filled Total
    Surface Dry In Air In Water   Bulk Theo Bit. Agg. Void Agg (Bit) Mix   Meas Corrected    

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s
S1 4.5 1198.6 1192.6 690.5 1510 3.07
    1204.3 1199.0 690.4 1129 1.17
    1178.0 1170.0 665.3 1567 2.29
AVG  
S2 5.0 1183.3 1079.5 674.2 890 4.29
    1180.2 1178.4 672.5 1269 2.06
    1174.0 1163.4 672.1 1099 1.88
AVG  
S3 5.5 1204.2 1177.6 680.8 1101 3.56
    1175.8 1152.6 673.1 1448 2.12
    1163.2 1152.8 669.7 1421 2.48
AVG  
S4 6.0 1190.3 1175.7 682.9 1459 4.89
    1170.5 1162.2 661.4 1236 3.28
    1161.1 1151.6 661.3 991 4.87
AVG  
S5 6.5 1079.2 1170.1 662.6 1115 2.27
    1175.6 1173.1 665.1 769 5.54
    1170.5 1162.7 654.1 1260 3.60
AVG