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    Zain Ali Zain L1F17BSCE0003 Pavement and Foundation Engineering Lab Experiment # 03

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    This document describes Experiment 3 on the Marshall Mix Design method. The objective is to design an asphalt mix using this method. Aggregates are selected and specimens prepared with varying bitumen contents from 3.5-5.5%. Specimens are compacted and tested for stability, flow, and voids. Graphs plot the relationships between bitumen content and stability, bulk specific gravity, and air voids. Comments indicate the optimum bitumen content is 4.33% based on average stability of 10.61 KN and average flow of 2.81 mm.

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    This document describes Experiment 3 on the Marshall Mix Design method. The objective is to design an asphalt mix using this method. Aggregates are selected and specimens prepared with varying bitumen contents from 3.5-5.5%. Specimens are compacted and tested for stability, flow, and voids. Graphs plot the relationships between bitumen content and stability, bulk specific gravity, and air voids. Comments indicate the optimum bitumen content is 4.33% based on average stability of 10.61 KN and average flow of 2.81 mm.

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    This document describes Experiment 3 on the Marshall Mix Design method. The objective is to design an asphalt mix using this method. Aggregates are selected and specimens prepared with varying bitumen contents from 3.5-5.5%. Specimens are compacted and tested for stability, flow, and voids. Graphs plot the relationships between bitumen content and stability, bulk specific gravity, and air voids. Comments indicate the optimum bitumen content is 4.33% based on average stability of 10.61 KN and average flow of 2.81 mm.

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    Zain Ali Zain L1F17BSCE0003 Pavement and Foundation Engineering Lab Experiment # 03

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    This document describes Experiment 3 on the Marshall Mix Design method. The objective is to design an asphalt mix using this method. Aggregates are selected and specimens prepared with varying bitumen contents from 3.5-5.5%. Specimens are compacted and tested for stability, flow, and voids. Graphs plot the relationships between bitumen content and stability, bulk specific gravity, and air voids. Comments indicate the optimum bitumen content is 4.33% based on average stability of 10.61 KN and average flow of 2.81 mm.

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    ZAIN ALI ZAIN

    L1F17BSCE0003
    PAVEMENT AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LAB
    EXPERIMENT # 03
    Experiment # 3
    Marshall Mix Design Method

    Objective:
     Design mix using marshal mix design method.

    Apparatus:
     Balance
     Sieves

    Introduction:
    Marshall Mix Design:
    It is an approximate method for calculating bituminous mix for road construction design for
    different climatic and traffic conditions.
    Marshall Stability:
    The maximum value of load at which the test specimen fails.
    Flow Value:
    The deformation up-to the maximum load value at which the specimen fails.

    Design Procedure to follow:


     Aggregate Selection
     Specimen preparation
     Compaction of specimen
     Determination of stability and flow value
     Void’s calculation
     Determination of optimum content of bitumen
    Observations and Calculations:
    Sieve Analysis:
    Total Weight
    Sr No. Sieve size % age Retained
    (gm)
    1 25.0 mm 0 0
    2 19.0 mm 0 0
    3 12.5 mm 15.38 307.69
    4 9.5 mm 30.76 615.38
    5 4.75 mm 53.84 1076.92
    6 2.38 mm 34.37 171.88
    7 0.475 mm 28.12 140.63
    8 0.177 mm 18.75 93.75
    9 0.75 mm 18.75 93.75
    10 Filler 100 200
    Total 2700

    % Total
    Description Weight (gm)
    Weight
    Coarse
    2000 65
    Aggregate
    Fine Aggregate 500 32
    Filler 200 3

    Bitumen Percentages:
    Weight of
    % of Bitumen
    Bitumen
    3.5 94.5
    4 108
    4.5 121.5
    5 135
    5.5 148.5
    Stability and Flow:
    Void
    Weight of Theoretica Bulk
    Air Void in filled
    % Specimen (g) l Specific specifi Flow
    void mineral with
    bitu Gravity of c Stability (0.25
    presen aggregate bitume
    men the mix gravity mm)
    In t (Vv) (VMA) n
    In air (Gmm) (Gm)
    water (VFB)
    3.5 1209.5 696.4 2.593 2.321 10.5 17.67 40.55 10.18 2.1
    4 1171.6 675.4 2.563 2.351 8.26 17.02 51.44 10.52 2.37
    4.5 1221.4 710.2 2.524 2.378 5.78 16.5 64.98 12.56 2.9
    5 1187 697.4 2.493 2.403 3.62 16.08 77.5 10.79 3.14
    5.5 1211.7 707.5 2.441 2.397 1.82 16.74 89.12 9 3.54

    Graphs:

    Binder content against maximum


    stability
    14
    12
    Maximum Stability (KN)

    10
    8
    6
    4
    2
    0
    3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
    Binder Content %
    Binder content against maximum bulk
    specific gravity (Gm)
    2.41
    2.4
    2.39
    2.38
    2.37
    Gm

    2.36
    2.35
    2.34
    2.33
    2.32
    2.31
    3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
    Binder Content %

    Binder content against specified percent


    air voids (Vv)
    12

    10

    8
    Vv

    0
    3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
    binder Content %

    Comments:
    In this experiment Marshall Mix Design method was used for mix design. From the graphs
    attached above the average value of bitumen content is calculated as 4.33% and from the table
    the average value of flow is calculated as 2.81 mm and that of stability is 10.61.

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