AIM:-
APPARATUS:-
ELONGATION INDEX:-
- Test method for determination of flakiness index of coarse aggregate. Asper IS:2386,(Part-1)-1963?
- Sampling IS code - 2430
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- Weight Balance accuracy of 1.0gm
- Metal Flaki Gauge - 1.6mm thick metal sheet rolled over 8mm dia bar.
- Sieves - IS Sieve of size shown in table.
SAMPLE:-
- Approx weight of 40mm aggregate sample= 40,kg.
- Approx weight of 20mm aggregate sample= 20,kg.
- Minimum 200 pieces of each fraction is to be tested.
FLAKINESS INDEX:-
- The Flakiness index of an aggregate is the percentage by weight of particles in the least dimension (thickness) is less than three-fifths of their mean dimension. The test is not applicable to size smaller than 6.3mm.
PROCEDURE:-
- First sieving the test sample properly in accordance with the method described,
- Take weight of the sample retained on each sieve.
- Then calculate the percentage retained on each sieve & cumulative percentage retained on all sieve.
- Collect 200 no's of pieces from the aggregate retained on each sieve.
- Then each fraction is to be gauged through thickness on the standard metal thickness gauge & then aggregate. Passing on gauge for each fraction then separately counted.
CALCULATIONS:-
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AIM:-
- Test method for determination of Elongation index of coarse aggregate. Asper IS:2386,(Part-1)-1963?
- Sampling IS code - 2430
APPARATUS:-
- Weight Balance accuracy of 1.0gm.
- Metal Elongation Gauge.
- Sieves - IS Sieve of size shown in table.
- The elongation Index of an aggregate is the percentage by weight of particles whose greatest dimension (Length) is greater than one and four-fifths times their mean dimension. The elongation tests is not applicable to sizes smaller than 6.3mm.
PROCEDURE:-
- First sieving the test sample properly in accordance with the method.
- Take weight of the sample retained on each sieve.
- Collect 200 no's of pieces from the aggregate retained on each sieve.
- Then each fraction is to be gauged through on the standard metal length gauge & then aggregate. Retained on gauge for each fraction then separately counted.
CALCULATIONS:-





