Mix Design

Highway Engineering (VEB3013)

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Aggregate Gradation
Aggregate Gradation (Coarse)
BS Sieve Size Cum.
Retained (g) Passing (g) Passing (%)
(mm) Retained (%)

28.0 0 1000 0 100

20.0 0 1000 0 100
14.0 100 900 10 90
10.0 500 500 50 50
5.0 900 100 100 10
3.35 950 50 100 5
1.18 1000 0 100 0
0.425 1000 0 100 0
0.150 1000 0 100 0
0.075 1000 0 100 0
PAN 1000 0 100 0
Aggregate Gradation (Fine)
BS Sieve Size Cum.
Retained (g) Passing (g) Passing (%)
(mm) Retained (%)

28.0 0 500 0 100

20.0 0 500 0 100
14.0 0 500 0 100
10.0 0 500 0 100
5.0 75 425 15 85
3.35 200 300 40 60
1.18 350 150 70 30
0.425 400 100 80 20
0.150 450 50 90 10
0.075 470 30 94 6
PAN 500 0 100 0
Aggregate Gradation (Filler)
BS Sieve Size Cum.
Retained (g) Passing (g) Passing (%)
(mm) Retained (%)

28.0 0 100 0 100

20.0 0 100 0 100
14.0 0 100 0 100
10.0 0 100 0 100
5.0 0 100 0 100
3.35 0 100 0 100
1.18 0 100 0 100
0.425 0 100 0 100
0.150 0 100 0 100
0.075 20 80 20 80
PAN 80 0 100 0
Aggregate Blending
• Trial Error
• Analytical
• Graphical
 Aggregate Gradation (Trial Error)
BS Sieve Course Course Agg. Fine Agg. Filler Total
Fine Agg. Filler JKR (Passing)
Size (mm) Agg. (35%) (63%) (2%) (Passing)

28.0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

20.0 100 100 100 35 63 2 100 100

14.0 90 100 100 31.5 63 2 96.5 90 - 100

10.0 50 100 100 17.5 63 2 82.5 76 – 86

5.0 10 85 100 3.5 53.55 2 59.05 50 – 62

3.35 5 60 100 1.75 37.8 2 41.55 40 – 54

1.18 - 30 100 0 18.9 2 20.9 18 – 34

0.425 - 20 100 0 12.6 2 14.6 12 - 24

0.150 - 10 100 0 6.3 2 8.3 6 - 14

0.075 - 6 80 0 3.78 1.6 5.38 4-8

Aggregate Gradation (Analytical)
Aggregate Gradation (Graphical)
Aggregate Gradation (Blended)
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Volume, of Specimen Approximate Thickness of Correction.
(cm3) Specimen (cm) Coefficient
200-213 2.54 5.56
214-225 2.70 5.00
226-237 2.86 4.55
238-250 3.02 4.17
251-264 3.18 3.85
265-276 3.34 3.57
277-289 3.49 3.33
290-301 3.65 3.03
302-316 3.81 2.78
317-328 3.97 2.50
329-340 4.13 2.27
Correction 341-353 4.29 2.08
Coefficient 354-367
368-379
4.45
4.60
1.92
1.79
for Stability 380-392 4.76 1.67
393-405 4.92 1.56
406-420 5.08 1.47
421-431 5.24 1.39
432-443 5.40 1.32
444-456 5.56 1.25
457-470 5.72 1.19
471-482 5.88 1.14
483-495 6.03 1.09
496-508 6.19 1.04
509-522 6.35 1.00
523-535 6.51 0.96
536-546 6.67 0.93
547-559 6.83 0.89
560-573 6.99 0.86
574-585 7.14 0.83
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