Material requirements of Crushed Stone

1.Requirements of Graded Crushed Stone(Specifications Part 3C: Special

Provisions to the Standard Specifications Clause 1202)
Table 1.1: Physical Requirement of Graded Crushed Stone
Tests Base

LAA Max% < 35%

AIV% < 25%

FI% Max. 25%
CBR Min.% 80% at 98% of IS 2720
CR% >80%
PI Max NP
Table 1.2: Grading Envelope for Graded Crushed Stone
Sieve Size (mm) or equivalent Percentage Passing by Weight
37.5 100
28 84 - 94
20 72 - 84
10 51 - 67
4.75 36 - 53
1.18 18 - 33
0.30 11 - 21
0.075 8 - 12

Table 1.3: Frequency of Testing and Requirements for Crushed Stone Base
Test No. Parameter/ Test Materials
Crushed Stone Base
1 Gradation As Table 12.4
2 Plasticity Index (PI) NP
3 MDD and OMC
4 Flakiness Index < 25%
5 Aggregate Impact Value < 25%
6 Los Angeles Abrasion < 35%

7 CBR @ (Field) Dry Density (4 day > 80%

soak)
8 Sodium Sulphate Soundness < 12%

9 (Field) Dry Density > 98% MDD

> 82% of Rel. Density MDD>
98％

Construction Tolerances As per Clause 1100

 Surface Levels One test (full width) every 20 meters
Thickness One test every 20 meters
Width One test every 20 meters
Smoothness One test every 80 m2

The minimum frequency of testing shall be as follows:

 For test Nos.1 to 6 Every change of source and every 1,000m2 of completed
pavement layer


For test Nos.7 to 8 Every change of source and every 5,000 m2 of completed
pavement layer
 For test No.9 every 500 m2 of completed pavement layer

2. Requirements of concrete aggregate (DOR Standard Specifications 2058

Clause 2003)
2.1 Requirements of concrete aggregate
1)Fine aggregate
Fine aggregate shall be clean hard and durable and shall be natural sand,crushed gravel sand
or crushed rock sand complying with IS 383. All the material shall pass through a 4.75 mm IS
sieve and the grading shall be in accordance with IS 383. In order to achieve an acceptable
grading, it may be necessary to blend materials from more than one source.
The deviation from the initial fineness modulus shall be no more than ± 0.30 for ordinary concrete
and ± 0.20 for high quality concrete. However, in respect of the presence of deleterious materials
the fine aggregate shall not contain iron pyrites, iron oxides, mica, shale, coal or other laminar soft
or porous materials or organic matter unless the Contractor can show by comparative tests on
finished concrete as set out in Clause 617 and as per the direction of the Engineer, that presence of
such materials does not affect the properties of the concrete.
2)Coarse aggregate
Coarse aggregate shall be supplied in the nominal size called for in the contract and shall be
of the grading as single sized aggregate or graded aggregate of nominal size 40 mm, 20 mm, 12.5
mm and 10 mm in accordance with IS 383.

Flakiness Index: When tested in accordance with IS 2386 Part 1, the Flakiness Index of the
coarse aggregate shall be as set out hereunder:
For ordinary concrete: not more than 25
For high quality concrete: not more than 15
If the Flakiness Index of the coarse aggregate varies by more than five units from the average
value of the aggregate used in the approved trial mix, then a new set of trial mixes shall be carried
out if the workability of the mixes has been adversely affected by such variation.
Water Absorption: the aggregate shall not have a water absorption of more than 2 per cent when
tested as set out in IS 2386 Part 3.
Los Angeles Abrasion (LAA): The aggregate shall have LAA not more than 45% for ordinary
concrete, and not more than 35% for high quality concrete, when tested in accordance with IS
2386 Part 4.
Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV): The aggregate shall have ACV not more than 30% for
pavement structure and not more than 45% for other structure when tested in accordance with IS
2486 Part 4.
Alkali Aggregate Reactivity: The aggregate shall comply with IS 383/3.2 notes when tested in

accordance with IS 386 Part 7.

2.2 Testing aggregate

(a) Acceptance Testing

The Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer samples containing not less than 50 kg of any
aggregate which he proposed to use in the works and shall supply such further samples as the
Engineer may require. Each sample shall be clearly labeled to show its origin and shall be
accompanied by all information called for in IS 2386 Part 1 to 8.
Tests to determine compliance of the aggregates with the requirements of sub-clause 2003 (3) and
(4) shall be carried out by the Contractor in a laboratory acceptable to the Engineer. If the tested
materials fail to comply with the Specification, further tests shall be made in the presence of the
Contractor and the Engineer. Acceptance of the material shall be based on the results of such tests.
All the materials shall be accepted if the results of not less than three consecutive sets of test
executed in accordance with IS 2386 (Part 1-8) show compliance with the Sub-clause 2003 (3)
and (4).
(b) Compliance Testing/Process Control Testing
The Contractor shall carry out routine testing of aggregate for compliance with the Specification
during the period that concrete is being produced for the works. The tests set out below shall be
performed on aggregate from each separate source on the basis of one set of tests for each day on
which aggregate are delivered to site provide that the set of tests shall represent not more than
100 tonnes of fine aggregate and not more than 250 tonnes of coarse aggregate, and provided
also that the aggregates are of uniform quality.
Grading : IS 2386 Part 1
Silt, Clay Contents and Organic Impurities : IS 2386 Part2
If the aggregate from any source is variable, the frequency of testing shall be increased as
instructed by the Engineer.
In addition to the above routine tests, the Contractor shall carry out the following tests at the stated
frequencies.
Chloride Content: As frequently as may be required to ensure that the proportion of chlorides in
the aggregates does not exceed the limit stated in the Specification.
Sulphate Content and Alkali Aggregate Reactivity: As frequently as may be required according to
the variability of sulphate content and alkali reactivity assessed from the laboratory test carried out
during the concrete mix design.

3.Filter materials (DOR Standard Specifications 2058 Clause

3110)
Table 3.1: Filter Material Grading Limits
Sieve Size (mm) Percentage Passing by Weight
63 100
37.5 85-100
20 0-20
10 0-5
0.075 -