UNIVERSITI

TEKNOLO
GI MARA
KAMPUS PULAU PINANG
AFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT

NAME OF PRACTICAL: ABRASION TEST

DATE OF ASSESSMENT: 29.12.2020 GROUP: PEC2215D2

LECTURE: MADAM JULIANA BINTI IDRUS

C EG 552 – HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC

CO3: Present laboratory findings.
PO10: Ability to impart effectively complex engineering activities through presentations, written and verbal communications to the engineering
community and society at large.

No. STUDENT ID GROUP MEMBER’S NAME

1. 2019451776 MUHAMMAD DARWISH BIN ZULKIFLI (LEADER)
2. 2019608216 NORNAJIHAH BINTI KHAIRUL
3. 2019582151 ABBAS BIN MOHAMED NOOR
4. 2019602198 MOHAMAD ILYAS BIN IBRAHIM
5. 2019455512 NUR BATRISYIA BINTI KHAIRIL NIZAM

AFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE RUBRIC

PERFORMANCE SCALE
NO. CRITERIA Developing Functional Proficient Advanced
Marks
1 2 3 4 5
Written work Written work has Written work has Written work has Written work has well-
organization weak beginning, adequate beginning, clear and defined beginning,
al development development and appropriate development and
structure and and conclusion. beginning,
Structure paragraphing have Paragraphing and conclusion. development and conclusion.
1 (A1) serious and transitions are also Paragraphing and conclusion. Paragraphing and
persistent errors. deficient. transitions are also Paragraphing and transitions are also
adequate. transitions are also clear and distinct.
clear and appropriate.
Written work does Written work does not do Written work has Written work provides Written work provides
not cover the an adequate job of sufficiently cover the in-depth coverage of comprehensive
Conten assigned topic, and covering the assigned topic, and assertions the topic, and coverage of the topic,
2 assertions are topic, and assertions are supported assertions are clearly and assertions
t (A2)
not supported are weakly supported by by evidence. supported by are supported by
by evidence. easily
evidence. evidence. understood evidence.
Data collected was Data collected was Data collected was Data collected was Data collected was
Analysis and not relevant and relevant but not sufficient relevant and sufficient relevant, related to the relevant, related to the
3 Interpretation not sufficient to to analyze and interpret to analyze and objectives and objectives, sufficient to
of Data (A3) analyze and interpret sufficient to analyze analyze and accurate
interpret and interpret interpretation of data
No discussion on Discussion on the results Little discussion on Description of result Result and discussion
the meaning of was very difficult to what result mean and was generally clear. are clearly stated,
experimental follow, no discussion on implications of results. Some discussion on through discussion on
results and very the meaning of results Enough errors are what results mean and what results mean and
Discussi
4 difficult to follow and information was so made to be distracting, implications of results. implications of result.
on (A3)
the discussion inaccurate that makes but some No significant Provide consistently
the report unreliable information was errors are made accurate information
accurate
No attempt was Conclusion was derived Conclusion was good Conclusion was good Conclusion was
made to conclude from the collected and and derived from the and derived from the excellent and derived
and objective of analyzed data but it is collected and analyzed collected and analyzed from the collected
Conclusi
5 the lab were not not data and not from data and not from and analyzed data
on (A4)
answered answering the objectives other sources but did other sources and and not from other
not directly answering directly answer the sources. Conclusion
the objective objective clearly answer
the objective
Not able to Able to acknowledge Able to list and Able organize and Able to organize and

acknowledge some relevant acknowledge adapt very good adapt substantial

References references adequate
6 references and references with relevant and recent
/Appended and several relevant
no appended plenty appended references as well
Materials materials appended materials references and materials as
(A3) some appended the
materials appended
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TOTAL MARKS

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Table of Content

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................2

2.0 Objectives ...............................................................................................................................2

3.0 Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................3

4.0 Procedures ..............................................................................................................................3

5.0 Result Analysis .......................................................................................................................4

6.0 Discussion...............................................................................................................................5

7.0 Conclusion ..............................................................................................................................6

8.0 References ..............................................................................................................................6

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 1,0 Introduction
Aggregates are subjected to crushing and abrasive wear during the manufacture, placing and compaction of
asphalt paving mixes. They are also subjected to abrasion under traffic loads. There does not appear to be a
really satisfactory test for measuring aggregates' resistance to abrasion but the Los Angeles Test is one of those
most commonly applied. This test is both an abrasion and impact test and appears to be more suitable for
aggregates used in the wearing course surface dressing than for asphalt concrete in other layers. Resistance to
abrasion is necessary for maintaining surface macrotexture but (unfortunately) the tougher an aggregate is, the
more likely it is to polish under the action of vehicle tires.

2.0 Objectives

The objective of this study is to assess the resistance to crushing and abrasive wear of an aggregate by
means of the Los Angeles Abrasion Machine

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3,0 Problem Statement

Due to the movements of traffic, the road stones used in the surfacing course are subjected to wearing action at
the top. Resistance to wear or hardness is hence an essential property for road aggregates especially when used
in wearing course. Thus, road stones should be hard enough to resist the abrasion due to the traffic.

Modification of Instruction (Online Distance Learning)

You can replace the laboratory procedure with any possibility of data access. For example, from an online source
such as video recording (refer to the linked video provided) and raw data provided in the appendices which
represent different data sources. Each group should choose a different data source provided in the appendices.

4.0 Procedures

1)The Los Angeles machine (Figure 1) is constructed according to the dimensions and specification of ASTM
C131.

2)Prepare and weigh a washed and oven-dried sample of aggregate, graded according to the job application.

3)Placed the sample in the drum with the appropriate number of steel balls (46.0 to 47.6 mm diameter, weighing
400 to 440 g each)

4)Rotate the drum for 500 revolutions at a speed of 30 to 33 rpm.

5)After this, separate the sample on a sieve larger than 1.7 mm (say 4.75 mm), then wash the material retained
on 1.7 mm sieve. If the aggregate is free from dust, the washing requirement may be waived.

6)Weigh the material that does not pass the 1.7 mm sieve (and any larger sieve used) to the nearest gram
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5.0 Result & Analysis

APPENDIX B

Aggregate Size Weight of sample Weight of sample

Loss (g) LAAV (%)
(mm) (g) - before (g) - after

19.0 – 12.5 2500

1150 23%
3850
12.5 – 9.5 2500

Calculation:

Weight of loss = mass original – mass final

= (25000 + 2500) - 3850

= 1150g

Abrasion value =

= 23%

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6.0 Discussion

From the data recorded, the value of percent wear or percentage losses in the Los
Angeles (L.A) Abrasion test is 23%. By referring to JKR Arahan Teknik Jalan 5/85 Table 4.1,
the sample are suitability to use as a subbase course material base as the value is not greater
than 50% on the crushed aggregate. To determine the suitability of sample to be use as a base
course material, we refer to the JKR Arahan Teknk Jalan 5/85; Table 5.1 and Table 5.2. Thus,
our sample are suitable to be used as a base course material as it is not greater than 40% as
stated in the table.

The sample also suitable as a surfacing material base as the value of percent wear are
not more than 60%. Based on our experiment result, we get the 23% of abrasion and therefore
this is indicating that lower abrasion loss value has tougher and more resistant to abrasion.

During the experiment, many factors can influence the data obtained. The factors are
outlined below:

It’s because dust from previous project will affect the reading of the scale.

The condition of the machine may also affect the sample weight. Because of that the small
aggregates will be escaped from the machine. Sample may escape from the open window.

Wrong amount of Steel balls used to abrasion and impact the aggregate when the drum is
rotating. Aggregate will break to smaller size that will represent the percentage of the total
mass of aggregate. The data may be slightly different than that we had obtained.

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7.0 Conclusion

From the experiment, we get the value is 23%. Aggregate physical properties are
lower Los Angeles abrasion is tougher and more resistance to abrasion. The aggregate used is
suitable for all concrete mixtures as its LA abrasion value is less than 30%. We can conclude
that the aggregate been used medium tough and not more resistant to abrasion. Lower Los
Angeles abrasion loss values indicate aggregate that is tougher and more resistant to abrasion.
The objective of the experiment was achieved,

8.0 References

1) https://www.scribd.com/doc/72799223/La-Abrasion-Test

2)ASTM C131: Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate
by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine