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Aggregates: Nilanjan Mitra
Aggregates: Nilanjan Mitra
Nilanjan Mitra
Aggregates
• Fine aggregates-
4.75 mm (sieve No.4) to 75 microns (Sieve No.200)
• Coarse aggregate-
Greater than 4.75 mm (no.4)
• Fines-
Less than 75 microns (no.200)
Grading of Aggregates
(Sieve analysis - ASTM C 136)
- Variation in grading can seriously affect the properties of concrete.
- The cement required for concrete is proportional to void content of combined agg.
- ASTM C33 grading for Fine-Aggregates (refer table in pg. 34)
- Fine agg. must not be more than 45% retained between any two consecutive
standard sieves
- Fineness modulus 2.3 to 3.1 (do not vary between 0.2 from agg. source)
(higher FM --- coarser aggregate)
Percent Finer
(cumulative Percent Coarser
Weight percent (cumulative %
Sieve Size Retained Percent Retained passing) retained)
Sieve # (mm) (g) (%) (%) (%)
3/8" 9.5 0 0 100 0
#4 4.75 60 2.84 97.16 2.84
#8 2.26 150 7.11 90.05 9.95
#16 1.18 400 18.96 71.09 28.91 Fineness
#30 0.60 500 23.70 47.39 52.61 Modulus = 2.71
#50 0.30 510 24.17 23.22 76.78
#100 0.15 488 23.13 0.09 99.91 Average sieve size
Pan - 2 0.09 0 100.00 = No 30
Total 2110
Particle size distribution graph of
fine aggregates
Max value 100
90
Sample
80
70
Percent Finer (%)
60 Min. value
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.1 1 10