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Ten Percent Fines Value Test Procedure

The document describes a procedure to determine the ten percent fines value of aggregates, which is a measure of their resistance to crushing. The test involves compacting aggregate samples in a cylinder and applying a controlled load using a compression testing machine. The crushed material is then sieved and weighed to determine the percentage of fines produced. The load required to generate 10% fines can then be calculated based on the mean fines percentage from preliminary tests. A 10% fines value over 50KN indicates adequate resistance to crushing for granular sub-base material.

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Ten Percent Fines Value Test Procedure

The document describes a procedure to determine the ten percent fines value of aggregates, which is a measure of their resistance to crushing. The test involves compacting aggregate samples in a cylinder and applying a controlled load using a compression testing machine. The crushed material is then sieved and weighed to determine the percentage of fines produced. The load required to generate 10% fines can then be calculated based on the mean fines percentage from preliminary tests. A 10% fines value over 50KN indicates adequate resistance to crushing for granular sub-base material.

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TEN PERCENT FINES VALUE.

( BS : 812 – PART – 111 )

INTRODUCTION:

The ‘Ten percent fines’ value is a measure of resistance of the aggregates to the crushing.

Object:

To determine the ten percent value of aggregates by crushing machine apparatus.

Apparatus:

a) Steel cylinder with open ends, and internal diameter 152mm, square base plate, plunger having a piston of
diameter 150mm, with a hole provided across the stem of the plunger so that a rod could be inserted for lifting or
placing the plunger in the cylinder.

b) Cylindrical measure having internal diameter of 115mm and height 180mm.

c) Steel tamping rod with one rounded end, having a diameter of 16mm and length 450 to 600mm.

d) Balance of capacity 3 kg with accuracy up to 1gm.

e) Compressive testing machine capable of applying load of 40 tonnes, at a uniform rate of loading of 4 tonnes per
minute.

Procedure:

The aggregate passing 14mm IS sieve and retained on 10mm IS sieve is selected for test. The aggregate should be
in surface-dry condition before testing. The aggregate may be dried by heating at a temperature 100 0C to 1100C for
a period of 4 hours and is tested after being cooled to room temperature.

The cylindrical measure is filled by the test sample of aggregate in three layers of approximately equal depth, each
layer being tamped 25 times. The same sample poured in to the cylinder with three equal layers, each layer being
tamped 25 times. The test sample in the cylinder with the plunger in position is placed in the compression-testing
machine. The load is applied at a uniform rate so as to cause a total penetration of the plunger of about 20mm for
normal crushed aggregates in 10 minutes. But for rounded or partially rounded aggregates, the load required to
cause a total penetration of 15mm is applied where as for honeycombed aggregate like expanded shale or slag that
for a total penetration of 24mm is applied in 10 minutes. After the maximum specified penetration is reached, the
load is released and the aggregate from the cylinder is sieved on a 2.36mm IS sieve. The fines’ passing this sieve is
weighed and is expressed as a percentage by weight of the test sample. This percentage normally falls in the range
of 7.5 to 12.5;
but if it does not fall in this range, the test is repeated with necessary adjustment of the load.

Two tests are carried out at the load ‘X tonnes’, which give the percentage fines between 7.5 to 12.5 and let the
mean of the percent fines be ‘Y’ for calculating the load required for ten percent fines.

14 X
Load for 10 percent fines =
(Y + 4)

Results:

The 10 percent fines value of Granular Sub base material is should be more than 50 KN.

Ten Percent Fines Value VKLRao, ME.

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