OBJECTIVE :

To determine the aggregate impact value in the laboratory.

APPARATUS :

1. Impact testing machine

- A cylinder hammer of 13.5 kg sliding freely between two vertical supports.
- Fall automatically adjusted to the height 38 cm.
- There is a brass plate over which an open cylinder steel cup of internal diameter
10.2 cm and 5 cm depth placed and fixed to the brass plate.

2. Tamping rod of 16 mm diameter and 600mm long with both ends hemispherical.

3. Sieve.

4. Balance of capacity not less than 500 g readable to 0.1 g.

PROCEDURE :
1. Seive the aggregate and obtaian the portion passing 14mm and retained 10mm
sieve.

2. Wash the aggregate until clean and the aggregates may be dried by heating at 105C
to 110C for a period not more than 4 hours and cooled.

3. Filled the aggregate in the cylindrical measure in 3 layer and lapped using tamping
rod for25 times. Straight edge was used as the level of surface tamping rod.

4. The cylindrical measure was transferred to the brass plate.

 5. Hammer was released to fall freely on the aggregate and 15 blows are subjected to
a total of the test sample.

6. Remove the aggregate from the cup and samples were sieved by 2.00mm.

7. Then record the mass of retained and passing sample in the sieve.

RESULT :
CALCULATION OF AGGREGATE IMPACT VALUE (AIV)

AIV = 100

Where: M is the mass of the specimen (g)

M is the mass of the material passing the 2.00mm test sieve (g)

Mass of the
Mass of the
Mass of the test material Aggregate
material passing
Sample No specimen, M retained on Impact Value
the 2.00mm test
(g) 2.00mm test (%)
sieve, M
sieve, M (g)
A 356.2 43 313.2 12.07
B 350.4 39.5 310.9 11.27

CALCULATION

Sample 1

43.0
ACV = 100
356.2

= 12.07 %

Sample 2

39.5
ACV = 100
350.4

= 11.27 %

12.07+11.27
Average ACV = 2

= 11.67 %

DISCUSSION :
Toughness is the property of a material to resist impact. Due to movement of
vehicles on the road, the aggregates are subjected to impact which causes them to break into
smaller pieces. So, the aggregates that are going to be used in the road or highway must have
sufficient toughness where the AIV test should be 10% - 20%, to resist their disintegration due
to impact.
From the data obtained and the Aggregate Impact Value Test (AIV) that we have done, it shows
that our mean value from all three samples is 11.67%. Based from the Aggregate Impact
Standard, for the aggregate impact value of 11.67% which is 10% - 20% is satisfactory strong
for road. It shows that this aggregate is satisfactory in term of impact value of the road
aggregates and its suitability in road construction on the basis of impact value.

A lot of advantages can be obtained from the AIV test, and one of the advantages of
aggregate impact test is that the test equipment and the test procedure are simple and it can
obtain the resistance and impact of stones simulating field condition. The test also can be done
in short period of time whether it is at construction site or stone quarry. Higher resistance to
impact can be provided in well-shaped cubical stones compared to flaky and elongated stones.
The first specimen is essential to be tested from each sample of aggregate which is equal in
volume; this can be ensured by taking the specimen in the measuring cylinder in the specified
manner by tamping in three layers. Height of these specimens will be equal and the height of
fall of the impact rammer on the specimen will be equal if all the test specimens to be tested in
the aggregate impact testing mould are of equal volume. On the other hand, volume and height
may vary depending on specific gravity of aggregate and shape factors. So the specified rate of
application of the blows of the impact rammer may be also varying.

CONCLUSION :
After conducting this experiment, we can say that it is very important to test the
aggregates in order to construct a quality pavement for the highway construction. Thus, the
result of the experiment, the aggregates impact value is 11.67%. This value is acceptable
because it is between 10% - 20% which classified as very tough or strong for the road. On the
other hand, the objective is achieved.
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1. Aggregate Impact Value. (n.d). Retrieved 7 December, 2016, from:
https://www.engineeringcivil.com/aggregate-impact-value

2. http://civilblog.org/2014/07/16/aggregate-impact-value-test-10-important-notes-
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3. civilengineerspk.com/plain-reinforced-concrete-experiments/exp-4-aggregate-
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