Aggregate is a construction material, which is widely used
in concrete. It is cheaper than cement. In concrete approx 75% portion is only
concrete. The used aggregate in construction must be hard, clean, durable and
well graded.
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Type of Aggregate:-
(1.) Fine
Aggregate (Sand)-The aggregate which is passes through 4.75 mm sieve, and then
it is known as fine aggregate. The fine aggregate main function in concrete is to assist in producing the workability and uniformity in the mixture.
(2.) Coarse
Aggregate(10 mm, 20 mm)-The aggregate which is not passes through 4.75 mm
aggregate i.e. they are retained on 4.75 mm sieve, and then it is known as coarse aggregate.
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Shape of the
Aggregate:-
(1.)
Rounded
Aggregate
(2.)
Angular
Aggregate
(3.)
Cubical
Aggregate
(4.)
Irregular
Aggregate
(5.)
Flaky
Aggregate
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Judgment of Good Aggregate:-
(1.) Aggregate
must have rough surface.
(2.) Aggregate
must be hard and more durable. It should not be soft or porous.
(3.) Aggregate
must be neat and clean before used in construction and it will also free from
lumps or undesirable material.
(4.) Prefer
only angular shape of the aggregate.
(5.) Aggregate
should be chemically inert and limiting porosity.
Also Read:Description of Lime
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Classification of Aggregate
through unit weight-
(1.) High
density or heavy aggregate
(2.) Normal
weight aggregate
(3.) Light weight aggregate
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Properties of Aggregate:-
(1.) Shape
(2.) Size
(3.) Strength
(4.) Surface
Texture
(5.) Bulk
Density
(6.) Specific
Gravity
(7.) Water
Absorption
(8.) Soundness
(9.) Bulk
Density
(10.) Moisture Content
(11.) Absorption Value
(12.) Soundness of Aggregate
(13.) Potential Reactivity of Aggregate
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Note:-
(1.) The
particle size distribution is analyzed by gradation/sieve analysis.
(2.) The
aggregate used for making the concrete are 80 mm, 40 mm, 20mm, 10 mm, 4.75 mm, 2.36 mm, 600 micron, 300 micron and 150 micron.
(3.) The
aggregate from 80 mm to 4.75 mm are coarse aggregate and the aggregate from
4.75 mm to 75 micron is known as fine aggregate.
Thermal
Properties of aggregate:-
(1.) Thermal
Conductivity
(2.) Specific
heat
(3.) Coefficient
of thermal expansion
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Related test of coarse
aggregate:-
(1.) Aggregate
Impact Value Test
(2.) Aggregate
Crushing Value Test
(3.) Aggregate
Abrasion Value Test
(4.) Flakiness
& Elongation Test
(5.) Specific
Gravity Test
(6.) Water
Absorption Test
Surface Texture of Aggregate:-
(1.) Glassy
(2.) Smooth
(3.) Granular
(4.) Crystalline
(5.) Honey
Combed and Porous
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Flakiness Index:-
It represents the % of particles present in it, whose
smallest dimension is less than 3/5 or 0.6 times of its mean dimension.
Elongation Index:-
It represents the % of particles present in it, whose
longest dimension is greater than 4/5 or 0.8 times of its mean dimension.
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Fineness Modulus:-
It is defined
as the sum of cumulative % weight retained on the sieve of standard size and it
is divided by 100.
Fineness
modulus varies from 2 to 3.5 for fine aggregate and 5.5 to 8 for coarse
aggregate.
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Zone of Sand:-
The four
grading zones indicated the standard is meant to cover the use of the natural
sands available in the country. It is, however, necessary to appreciate the
limitations in either using very coarse sand or very fine sand or the need to
make suitable changes in the mix design. Four zone are indicates in the format
of gradation.
IS Sieve Designation
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Percentage Passing For
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Grading Zone-I
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Grading Zone-II
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Grading Zone-III
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Grading Zone-IV
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10 mm
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100
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100
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100
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100
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4.75 mm
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90-100
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90-100
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90-100
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95-100
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2.36 mm
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60-95
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75-100
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85-100
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95-100
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1.18 mm
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30-70
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55-90
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75-100
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90-100
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600 mm
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15-34
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35-59
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60-79
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80-100
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300 mm
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5-20
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8-30
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Dec-40
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15-50
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150 mm
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0-10
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0-10
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0-10
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0-15
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Source-IS
Code: 383 (Table No-5, Page No.-11)
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Division of Sand:-
Fine sand is divided into three parts-
(1.) Natural
Sand
(2.) Crushed
Stone Sand
(3.) Crushed
Gravel Sand
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Related IS Code:-
(1.) IS:383
(2.) IS:2386
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