ABRASION TEST

PRESENTATION of GROUP VIII

SIGNIFICANCE

 TO EVALUATE THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF A COURSE

AGGREGATE
 TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF THE AGGREGATE
 TO CHOOSE THE BEST TYPE OF AGGREGATE DUE TO ABRASION
VALUE
 TO CALCULATE THE HARDNESS OF AGGREGATES
APPARATUS
Los Angeles Abrasion Machine

THIS TESTING
MACHINE IS MORE
RELIABLE FOR
EVALUATING THE
SUITABILITY COARSE
AGGREGATE
ABRASIVE CHARGES (Steel Balls)
THIS IS TO PRODUCE
ABRASIVE ACTION THAT WILL
CAUSE IMPACT ON
AGGREGATE
Standard Sieve with Pan and Cover
Pans
Weigh Balance
PROCEDURE

THE TEST SAMPLE SHALL CONSIST OF CLEAN AGGREGATE WHICH

HAS BEEN OVEN-DRIED TO CONSTANT WEIGHT/MASS AT 105˚ AND
SHALL CONFORM TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TABLE: (p.74)
PROCEDURE

THE ABRASIVE CHARGE SHALL CONSIST OF CAST-IRON SPHERES

OR STEEL SPHERES APPROXIMATELY 48 MM IN DIAMETER AND
EACH WEIGHING BETWEEN 390 AND 455 GRAMS. THE CHARGE
DEPENDING UPON GRADING OF TEST SAMPLE SHALL BE AS
FOLLOWS: (p.74)
PROCEDURE
1.
 PLACE TEST SAMPLE AND
ABRASIVE CHARGE IN THE LOS
ANGELES MACHINE ROTATED
AT A SPEED OF 30 TO 35 RPM.
 FOR GRADINGS A, B, C & D, THE
MACHINE SHALL ROTATE 500
REVOLUTIONS
 FOR GRADINGS E, F & G IT
SHALL ROTATE 1000
REVOLUTIONS
2.
 AT COMPLETION OF TEST,
DISCHARGE MATERIAL FROM
THE MACHINE.
 MAKE A PREMILINARY
SEPARATION OF THE SAMPLES
ON A SIEVE COARSER THAN
1.70MM
PROCEDURE

3. 4.
 SIEVE FINER PORTION ON THE  WASH ALL MATERIALS COARSER
1.70 MM SIEVE, USING THE THAN 1.70 MM, DRY TO
STANDARD PROCEDDURE OF CONSTANT WEIGHT/MASS AT
SIEVING AGGREGATES ABOUT 105˚C & WEIGH
ACCURATELY TO THE NEAREST
GRAM
CALCULATIONS

𝑴𝟏 − 𝑴 𝟐
𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑶𝑭 𝑾𝑬𝑨𝑹(%) = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝑴𝟏

WHERE:
𝑴𝟏 = 𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑰𝑵𝑨𝑳 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑳𝑬 (𝒈)
𝑴𝟐 = 𝑺𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑳𝑬 𝑹𝑬𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑫 𝑶𝑵 𝑵𝑶. 𝟏. 𝟕𝟎𝒎𝒎 𝑺𝑰𝑬𝑽𝑬 𝒈
VIDEO PRESENTATION ON HOW TO DO THE TEST
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