MARSHALL MIX DESIGN

A Transportation Engineering-1 Report

OVERVIEW

• Also known as wet mix

• It determines the optimum bitumen content

• Preceded by the dry mix design

• Varies depend on the test specimen, compaction and other test

specification

• The most popular mix design

Methods
• Done through Marshall stability and flow test to provides the
performance prediction
• The Stability of the specimen measures when the maximum
load occurs at a loading rate of 50.8mm/ min. (load is applied
until the specimen fail)
• A dial gauge is attached to measure the deformation due to the
loading.
• Deformation recorded at a increment of 0.25mm at the same
time the maximum load is recorded.
Mix Properties
• Theoretical Specific Gravity (Gt)
Mix Properties
• Bulk Specific Gravity (Gm)
Mix Properties
• Air Voids (Vv)
Mix Properties
• Volume of Bitumen (Vb)
Mix Properties
• Void in Mixed Aggregates (VMA)
Mix Properties
• Void Filled with Bitumen (VFB)
Stability Correction
• Due to the specimen varies from the standard specification of
thickness which is 63.5 mm, correction is applied.
Graphical Plots

• Binder Content versus…..

• Corrected Marshall stability
• Marshall flow
• Percentage of void in the total mix
• Voids Filled with Bitumen
• Unit Weight or Bulk Specific Gravity
Graphical Plots
Optimum Bitumen Content

• Binder Content corresponding to…..

• Maximum stability
• Median of designed limits of percent air
voids in the total mix
• Maximum Bulk Specific Gravity
Optimum Bitumen Content
Marshall Stability and Flow
Sample Problem 1
The specific gravities and weight proportions for aggregate and
bitumen are as under for the preparation of Marshall mix design.
The volume and weight of one Marshall specimen was found to be
475 cc and 1100 gm. Assuming absorption of bitumen in aggregate
is zero, find Vv, Vb, VMA and V FB.
Sample Problem 2
The results of Marshall test for five specimen is given below. Find
the optimum bitumen content of the mix.
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