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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FOR
MARSHALL TEST APPARATUS
Manufactured by:
ROORKEE EQUIPMENT & MODELS PVT LTD
Factory : C-18 Ram Nagar Industrial Area, Ram Nagar
Roorkee Distt-Haridwar,
Roorkee-247 667.
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AIM: To design the Asphalt concrete mix using Marshall method
Specification
Load capacity 5000 kgf
Proving ring capacity 3000 kgf
Displacement for dial gauge
Mold Assembly: cylindrical moulds of 10.16 cm ID x 7.6 cm highs
Compaction Pedal-1 No
Compaction rammer-2 No, 4.5 kg weight
Universal water bath
Preparation of Test Specimen
1. 1200 grams of aggregate blended in the desired proportions is measured and heated in
the oven to the mixing temperature.
2. Bitumen is added at the mixing temperature to produce viscosity of 170 ± centi-stokes at
various percentages.
3. The materials are mixed in a heated pan with heated mixing tools.
4. The mixture is returned to the oven and reheated to the compacting temperature (to
produce viscosity of 280±30 centi-stokes).
5. The mixture is then placed in a heated Marshall mould with a collar and base and the
mixture is spaded around the sides of the mould. A filter paper is placed under the
sample and on top of the sample
6. The mould is placed in the Marshall Compaction pedestal.
7. The material is compacted with 50 blows of the hammer (or as specified), and the
sample is inverted and compacted in the the other face with same number of blows.
8. After compaction, the mold is inverted. With collar on the bottom, the base is removed
and the sample is extracted by pushing it out the extractor.
9. The sample is allowed to stand for the few hours to cool.
10. The mass of the sample in air and when submerged is used to measure the density of
specimen
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Marshal Test Procedure
1. Specimens are heated to 60 ± 1 °C either in a water bath for 30 - 40 minutes or in an
oven for minimum of 2 hours.
2. The specimens are removed from the water bath or oven and place in lower segment of
the breaking head. The upper segment of the breaking head of the specimen is placed in
position and the complete assembly is placed in position on the testing machine.
3. The flow meter is placed over one of the post and is adjusted to read zero.
4. Load is applied at a rate of 50 mm per minute until the maximum load reading is
obtained.
5. The maximum load reading in Newton is observed. At the same instant the flow as
recorded on the flow meter in units of mm was also noted.
Calculation of Specific gravity of compacted specimens:
Weight of sample in air Wa =
Weight of sample in water (Ww)=
Weight of coarse aggregate (W1)=
Weight of fine aggregate (W2)=
Weight of filter material (W3)=
Weight of bitumen (Wb)=
specific gravity of coarse aggregate G1=
specific gravity of fine aggregate G2=
specific gravity of filler aggregate G3=
specific gravity of bitumen Gb =
Specific gravity of specimen /Bulk specific gravity
The theoretical specific gravity Gt of the mix is given by
:
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Air voids percent,
Vv
Voids in mineral aggregate Vma
Voids filled with bitumen, Vfb
