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Objective:: Lab Report Name of The Experiment: Aggregate Crushing Value Test

The document summarizes an aggregate crushing value test lab report. The objective was to determine the suitability of coarse aggregates for use in different types of roads by assessing their resistance to crushing under load. The sample was tested according to procedure using an aggregate crushing value machine. The aggregate crushing value of the sample was calculated to be 20.4%, indicating the aggregates are of lower quality but still suitable for uses that do not involve heavy traffic loads. Issues with the experiment included potential errors from an open sample mound and limitations of the crushing machine for real-world applications.

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Objective:: Lab Report Name of The Experiment: Aggregate Crushing Value Test

The document summarizes an aggregate crushing value test lab report. The objective was to determine the suitability of coarse aggregates for use in different types of roads by assessing their resistance to crushing under load. The sample was tested according to procedure using an aggregate crushing value machine. The aggregate crushing value of the sample was calculated to be 20.4%, indicating the aggregates are of lower quality but still suitable for uses that do not involve heavy traffic loads. Issues with the experiment included potential errors from an open sample mound and limitations of the crushing machine for real-world applications.

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LAB REPORT

Name of the experiment: Aggregate Crushing value test.


Objective:
1. Determine the aggregate crushing value of coarse aggregate.
2. Assess suitability of coarse aggregates for use in different types of road.

Theory:The “aggregate crushing value” give a relative measure of the resistance of an


aggregate to crushing under gradually applied compressive load. It’s the percentage by weight of
the crushed(finer) material obtained when the test aggregates are subjected to a specified load
under standardized conditions, and is a numerical index of the strength of the aggregate used in
road construction. Aggregates with lower crushing value indicate a lower crushed fraction under
load and would give a longer service life to the load and hence a more economical performance.
Weaker aggregates if used would get crushed under traffic loads, would produce smaller pieces
not coated with binder and these would be easily loosened out resulting in loss of the surface. In
short, the aggregates used in road construction must be strong enough to withstand crushing
under traffic.

Apparatus:
1. ACV machine
2. Plunger
3. Cylinder
4. Bass Plate
5. Container
6. Tray
7. Balance
Sample: 14.0 sieves passing = 10.0 sieves retained = 2500 grams
Procedure:
1) Put the cylinder in position on the base plate and weigh it.
2) Put the sample in 3 layers, each layer being subjected to 25 strokes using the tamping rod.
Care being taken in the case of weak materials not to break the particles and weigh it.
3) Level the surface of aggregate carefully and insert the plunger so that it rests horizontally
on the surface. Care being taken to ensure that the plunger does not jam in the cylinder.
4) Place the cylinder with plunger on the loading platform of the compression testing
machine.
5) Apply load at a uniform rate so that a total load of 40KN is applied in 10 minutes.
6) Release the load and remove the material from the cylinder.
7) Sieve the material with 2.36mm IS sieve, care being taken to avoid loss of fines.
8) Weigh the fraction passing through the IS sieve.
Calculation: After 2.36 (8) sieves retained = 1990 gram.
2500−1990
ACV = × 100
2500
= 20.4 %
Result: Aggregate crushing value = 20.4%
Result Analysis:
1. The value is higher when more percentage of aggregates crush and break into smaller
pieces which indicates the aggregates are of a lower quality.
2. Aggregate crushing value < 45% for aggregates used for concrete for non-wearing
surfaces and <30% for wearing surfaces like runways and roadways.
Discussion:
1. Sample can expel from the mound because the mound not closed.Mound can affect the error
measuring reading.
2. Heavy crushing mound and machine may not relevance to do the work outside the
laboratory.
3. The crushing machine is damage and can’t do the experiment.

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