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AggregateAbrasionValue
AGGREGATEABRASIONVALUE
ThistesthelpstodeterminetheabrasionvalueofcoarseaggregatesasperIS:2386(PartIV)1963.
TheapparatususedinthistestareLosAnglesabrasiontestingmachine,ISSieveofsize1.7mm,Abrasive
charge12nos.castironorsteelspheresapproximately48mmdia.andeachweighingbetween390and445g
ensuringthatthetotalweightofchargeis5000+25gandOven.
SamplePreparation
Thetestsampleshouldconsistofcleanaggregateswhichhasbeendriedinanovenat105to110oCtoa
substantiallyconstantweightandshouldconformtooneofthegradingsshowninthetablebelow:
ProceduretodetermineAggregate
AbrasionValue
Thetestsampleandtheabrasivecharge
shouldbeplacedintheLosAngles
abrasiontestingmachineandthemachine
rotatedataspeedof20to33
revolutions/minutefor1000revolutions.At
thecompletionofthetest,thematerial
shouldbedischargedandsievedthrough
1.70mmISSieve.
ReportingofResults
i)Thematerialcoarserthan1.70mmIS
Sieveshouldbewashed,driedinanoven
atatemperatureof100to110oCtoa
constantweightandweighed(WeightB).
ii)Theproportionoflossbetweenweight
AandweightBofthetestsample
shouldbeexpressedasapercentageof
theoriginalweightofthetestsample.This
valueshouldbereportedas,
Aggregateabrasionvalue=(AB)/Bx100%.