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Specific Gravity of A Blended Aggregate PDF

The specific gravity of a blended aggregate is not simply the weighted average of the individual components' specific gravities. An equation is derived showing that the inverse of the blended specific gravity equals the weighted average of the inverses of the individual components' specific gravities, when blended by weight. For example, a blend of 25% Material A and 75% Material B would use this equation to calculate the blended specific gravity. Blending by volume instead of weight would require a different calculation.

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Specific Gravity of A Blended Aggregate PDF

The specific gravity of a blended aggregate is not simply the weighted average of the individual components' specific gravities. An equation is derived showing that the inverse of the blended specific gravity equals the weighted average of the inverses of the individual components' specific gravities, when blended by weight. For example, a blend of 25% Material A and 75% Material B would use this equation to calculate the blended specific gravity. Blending by volume instead of weight would require a different calculation.

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Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of a Blended Aggregate 

The specific gravity of a blended aggregate is not simply the weighted average of the specific 
gravities of the individual components. To derive an appropriate equation, let’s assume a blend 
of two aggregates (A and B). The weight of the blend is given by 

Wblend  WA  WB  

and the volume occupied by the individual particles of the blend is given by 

Vblend  VA  VB  

The weight and volume of the aggregate particles are related through specific gravity: 

Wagg
Vagg   
Gs  w

Let  GA,  GB,  and  Gblend  be  the  specific  gravities  of  materials  A  and  B  and  the  blend.  Then  the 
volume equation above can be rewritten as 

Wblend WA WB
   
Gblend  w GA w GB w

Multiplying through by  w and dividing through by Wblend leaves 

1 WA Wblend WB Wblend
   
Gblend GA GB

If  the  aggregate  is  being  blended  by  weight,  then  WA/Wblend  is  the  fraction  of  the  blend 
contributed by material A (call it fA) and WB/Wblend is the fraction of the blend contributed by 
material B (call it fB). The equation above can therefore be written as 

1 fA f
  B  
Gblend GA GB

So  the  inverse  of  the  specific  gravity  of  the  blend  is  equal  to  the  weighted  average  of  the 
inverses of the specific gravities of the components.  

For example, of 25% Material A and 75% Material B has a specific gravity given by 

1 0.25 0.75
   
Gblend GA GB

What would happen if we blend the aggregate by volume instead of weight? 

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