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COARSE AGGREGATE
COARSE AGGREGATE
COARSE AGGREGATE
( Specificaton : IS : 383 –1970 )
1. SIEVE ANALYSIS
2. SPECIFIC GRAVITY
3. WATER ABSORPTION
4. IMPACT VALUE
5. ABRASION VALUE
6. ELONGATION INDEX
7. FLAKINESS INDEX
8. CRUSHING VALUE
9. SOUNDNESS
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SIEVE ANALYSIS
Cumulative
Sr. Sieve Weight Cumulative % % Passing % Passing
No. Size Retained Wt. Retained to be
Retained reported
1
2
3
4
5
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA :
REFERENCE : Specification IS: 383 & Method of Test IS: 2362 (Part
III ).
REFERENCE : Specification IS: 383 & Method of Test IS: 2362 (Part
IV)
ELONGATION INDEX
REFERENCE : Specification IS: 383 & Method of Test IS: 2362 (Part
I)
PROCEDURE : (a) Take the weight of 200 pieces (w). Pass the 200
pieces from the respective size.
(b) Take the weight of retained pieces (w1)
(c) Observation & Calculation
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA :
a) Not Specified by IS
b) Refer T.I.-18 of E – in – C
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FLAKINESS INDEX
REFERENCE : Specification IS: 383 & Method of Test IS: 2362 (Part
I)
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA :
(a) Not Specified by IS
(b) Refer T.I.-18 of E – in – C
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CRUSHING VALUE
REFERENCE : Specification IS: 383 & Method of Test IS: 2362 (Part
IV)
TABLE-1
Details of aggregate crushing test for non- standard sizes of
aggregate.
standard test, or the appropriate sieve given in the table -1. The
fraction passing the sieve shall be weighed (Weight-B).
SOUNDNESS
REFERENCE : Specification IS: 383 & Method of Test IS: 2362 (Part
IV)