FACULTY OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND GEOMATIC ENGINEERING

SEMESTER 2- SESSION 2012/2013

BFC 31802 Highway Engineering
Assignment
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According to the Marshall test results for the bituminous mixture design (ACW 14) as shown in table below,
Determine the optimum bitumen content for this bituminous mixture.

Type of mix : ACW14

SG Agg. blend : 2.76
SG.Bitumen : 1.02
Gred Bitumen (PEN): 80/100
% Bit. Corr
Spec. No Cont. Weight (gram) Bulk Vol Spec. Grav Volume % Total Voids % Fact Stabillity-kg Flow mm Stiff-ness
Saturated Max Filled Total
Surface Dry In Air In Water Bulk Theo Bit. Agg. Void Agg (Bit) Mix Meas Corrected

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s
S1 4.0 1255.0 1253.6 736.8 1155 2.5
1250.0 1248.6 729.4 1440 2.5
1245.0 1243.6 722.6 1038 2.5
AVG
S2 4.5 1232.0 1231.2 715.4 1245 2.5
1227.2 1226.4 717.8 1398 2.8
1229.6 1228.8 719.9 1404 3.0
AVG
S3 5.0 1264.7 1263.1 738.6 862 7.5
1244.7 1242.5 723.5 744 7.5
1251.4 1250.1 727.8 773 7.3
AVG
S4 5.5 1220.4 1220.0 705.1 775 8.5
1229.8 1229.4 719.1 697 7.5
1218.5 1218.1 703.7 755 8.8
AVG
S5 6.0 1279.1 1278.3 742.4 665 8.8
1263.6 1262.2 736.5 597 8.8
1253.6 1253.6 730.5 668 9.0
AVG