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LAA (Los Angeles Abrasion) Test

The Los Angeles Abrasion Test is a measure


of degradation of mineral aggregates of
standard grading resulting from a
combination of actions including abrasion
impact and grinding in a rotating steel drum
containing a special number of steel spheres.
LAA Test Charge
Apparatus

• Los Angeles Abrasion Machine: Hollow cylinder, inside


dia. 711+5mm,inside length 508+5mm
Removable steel shelf projecting inward 89+2mm
• Sieve :
• Balance:
Charge

Grading Number of Weight of


spheres charge (gm)
A 12 5000±25
B 11 4584±25
C 8 3330±20
D 6 2500±15
Preparation of Test sample

• The test sample shall be washed and oven-dried 105 to


110 ºC
• Separated into individual size fractions and recombined
to the grading
• Weight of the sample prior to test shall be recorded to
the nearest 1 gm.
Grading of Test Samples
Sieve size (square openings) Weight of indicated sizes Grading
Passing Retained on A B C D

37.5mm 25.0mm 1250


25.0 19.0 1250
19.0 12.5 1250 2500
12.5 9.5 1250 2500
9.5 6.3 2500
6.3 4.75 2500
4.75(#4) 2.36 5000

Total 5000 5000 5000 5000


Procedure

• Place the test sample and the charge in the Los Angeles
Testing Machine
• Rotate the machine at a speed of 30 to 33 rpm for 500
revolutions
• Discharge the material from the machine
• Preliminary separate the coarse particle
• Sieve the fine portion on a 1.70mm sieve (no. 12)
Calculation

Abrasion Value=W1-W2/W1 *100


W1=Total wt. of sample

W2=Wt retain on #12 sieve after test

Result is usually express in nearest whole number.


AGGREGATE IMPACT VALUE (AIV) TEST (BS-812
Purpose of test:

The Aggregate Impact Value (AIV) gives a relative measure of


the resistance of an aggregate to sudden shock or impact,
which in some aggregates differs from its resistance to a
slowly applied compressive load. With aggregates of
Aggregate Impact Value higher than 30 the result may be
anomalous. Also, aggregate sizes larger than 14.0 mm are not
appropriate to the aggregate impact test.
Size of aggregate sample to be tested:

The standard aggregate impact test shall be made on


aggregates passing a 14.0 mm test sieve and retained on a
10.0 mm test sieve. In general, the smaller sizes of
aggregates will give a lower impact value but the relationship
between the values obtained with different sizes may vary
from one aggregate to another.
Apparatus

An AIV testing machine of the general form shown in the


Figure below and complying with the following:

A cylindrical steel cup having an internal diameter of 102 mm


and an internal depth of 50 mm.

A metal hammer weighing 13.5 kg to 14.0 kg the lower end of


which shall be cylindrical in shape, 100 mm diameter and 50
mm long with a 1.5 mm chamfer at the lower edge, and case
hardened.

Means for raising the hammer and allowing it to fall freely


between the vertical guides from a height of 380+5 mm on to
the test sample in the cup, and means for adjusting the height
of fall within 5 mm.
Apparatus:

Automatic recorder.

A balance of capacity not less than 500 gm, and accurate to


0.1 gm

1.Lifting Handle
2.Steel Cup
3.Metal Hammer
a

b
Test Procedure:

•Place the sample in the cup

•Compact by single tamping of 25 strokes

•Adjust the height of the hammer so that its lower face is


380+5 mm above the upper surface of the aggregates in
the cup and then allow it to fall freely on to the aggregates.
Subject the test sample to a total of 15 such blows, each
being delivered at an interval of not less than 1 sec. No
adjustment for hammer height is required after the first
blow.
Test Procedure:

•Then remove the crushed aggregates by holding the cup


over a clean tray.

•Sieve the whole of the sample in the tray, for the


standard test, on the 2.36 mm (#8) test sieve until no
further significant amount passes in 1 min.
Calculation:

The ratio of the mass of fines formed to the total sample


mass in each test shall be expressed as a percentage,
the result being recorded to the first decimal place.
Percentage of the fraction passing the 2.36mm (#8)
sieve is the AIV.
Where,
A = weight of surface-dry sample
B = weight of fraction passing the 2.36 mm ((#8)) sieve
Aggregate Impact Value (AIV): The average of two
determinations is taken as the Aggregate Impact Value
(AIV).
B
AIV = A X 100

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