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Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size coarse Aggregate by

Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
ASTM C131 - 06
APPARATUS: / Clause 6.0
1. Los Angeles Machine / Clause 6.1
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Wall thickness not less than 12.4 mm? ..

Hollow steel cylinder closed at both ends?
Inside diameter 711 5mm?
Inside length of 508 5mm?
Rotation 30 to 33 r/min for 500 revolutions? ....................

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Note 1: Additional details provided in ASTM C131 06 / Clause 6.1

2. Charge / Clause 6.4
a.

Charge shall meet the following requirements? ... ____

diameter approximately 46.8mm
mass of between 390 and 445 g

b. Mass of charge determined by gradation - Reference ASTM C136 06

Table I? ____
Grading
A
B
C
D
3.

No. of Spheres
12
11
8
6

Mass of Charge, g
5000 25
4584 25
3330 20
2500 15

Sieves, conforming to ASTM E11? .. ____

4. Balance accurate within 0.1 % of test load over the range required for this Test? ____
SAMPLING / Clause 7.1
a. Field sample provided in accordance with ASTM D75? ........................ ____
b. Field sample reduced in accordance with ASTM C702? . ____
TEST SAMPLE PREPARATION / Clause 8.1
a. Washed and oven dried reduced sample at 110 5C (230 9F) to
constant mass? ...................................................................................... ____
b. Sieved into individual size fractions and recombined as per Table I? ____

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Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size coarse Aggregate by
Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
ASTM C131 06
PROCEDURE / Clause 9.0
a. Test sample and charge placed in LA machine rotated machine at
30 to 33 r/min for 500 revolutions? .................................. ____
b. On completion, material discharged from LA machine and separated
on a sieve coarser than 1.70 mm (No. 12)? ... ____
c. 1.70 mm sieve used to separate the remaining material as per Test Method
C136? ............................ ____
d. Material coarser than 1.70 mm sieve washed and oven dried at 110 5C
(230 9F) to a constant mass? .. ____
e. Determined mass to the nearest 1 g? ................... ____
Note 2:
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Wash requirement for test is optional if aggregate is free of coating and dust.
Washing procedure shall be performed in case of referee testing.

CALCULATIONS / Clause 10.1

a. Loss calculated as a % of the original mass of the test sample? ____
REPORTING / Clause 11.0
a. Identification of the aggregate: Source, type and nominal maximum
size? .. ____
b. Grading used from ASTM C131 / Table I? . ____
c. Loss expressed to the nearest 1% by mass? ____
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