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Experiment-5 Flakiness Index (FI) Objective Theory: Minimum Mass of Test Portion

This document provides instructions for determining the flakiness index of coarse aggregates through sieve analysis and gauging. Key steps include: (1) sieving samples through various sieves to determine particle size distribution and retain fractions for analysis; (2) gauging each fraction to identify flaky particles smaller than 60% of the sieve size; (3) calculating the flakiness index as the percentage of flaky particles relative to the total sample weight. The flakiness index indicates how elongated or flat the aggregate particles are.

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Experiment-5 Flakiness Index (FI) Objective Theory: Minimum Mass of Test Portion

This document provides instructions for determining the flakiness index of coarse aggregates through sieve analysis and gauging. Key steps include: (1) sieving samples through various sieves to determine particle size distribution and retain fractions for analysis; (2) gauging each fraction to identify flaky particles smaller than 60% of the sieve size; (3) calculating the flakiness index as the percentage of flaky particles relative to the total sample weight. The flakiness index indicates how elongated or flat the aggregate particles are.

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Hawassa university High way engineering

Institute of technology Civil Engineering Lab Manual


EXPERIMENT- 5

Flakiness index (FI)


OBJECTIVE
 To determine the flakiness indexes of course aggregate.
THEORY
 Aggregate particles are classified as flaky when they have thickness (smallest dimension) of less than 0.6 of their mean
sieve size, the size being taken as the mean of the limiting sieve apertures used for determining the size of fraction in which
the particle occurs.
 The flakiness index of an aggregate sample is found by separating the flaky particles and expressing their mass as
percentage of the mass of the sample tested. The test is not applicable to materials passing 6.3mm BS test sieve or retained
on a 63.0mm BS test sieve.
APPARATUS
 Sample divider  Mechanical sieve shaker
 Thermostatically controlled oven  Trays
 Balance , Test sieves  A metal thickness gauge
PROCEDURE
 Carry out sieve analysis using the following sieves.
(50.0mm, 37.5 mm, 28.0 mm, 20.0 mm, 14.0 mm, 10.0 mm, 6.3 mm)
 Weigh each of the individual size – fractions retained on the sieves other than 63.0mm BS test sieve and store them in
separate trays with their size marked on the trays.
 From the sums of the mass of the fractions in the trays (M 1) calculate the individual percentage retained on each of the
various sieves. Discard any fraction whose mass is 5% or less of mass M 1. Record the mass remaining (M2).
 Gauge each fraction by using the gauge; select the thickness gauge appropriate to the size fraction under test and
gauge each particle of that size – fraction separately by hand.
 Combine and weigh all the particles passing each of the gauges (M 3).
 Minimum mass of test portion
Nominal size of material 50 40 28 20 14 10
(mm)
Test sample (Kg) 35 15 5 2 1 0.5

CALCULATION
 The value of the flakiness index is calculated from the expression .

Flakiness index = M3 x 100


M2
DATA SHEET
Sieve Analysis Gauging
Sieve Wt. Ret %Ret Gauge range Wt. of sample passing Remark
size the gauge
(mm)
50 63-50
37.5 50-37.50
28 37.5-28
20 28-20
14 20-14
10 14-10
6.3 10-6.3
Wt. after discarding Combined Wt, M3
5% or less ,M2

Highway Eng’ng II 2008

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