MIX DESIGN OF MIXED SEAL SURFACING

(As per Clause 512 of MoRT&H)

1. Source of Materials :

Sr. No. Type of Material Source of Material

1 Bitumen (Grade 60/70 ) IOCL, Panipat
2 Hot Bin - 2, (13 - 6) mm Agg. Tosham
3 Hot Bin - 1, 6 mm Down Agg. Yamunanagar

2. Physical Properties of Coarse Agg. :

Requirements as per
Sr. No. Name of Test Test Method Test Results
MoRT&H Table 500-3

1 Combined F.I. & E.I. of Agg. IS: 2386 (Part-1) 28.70% Max. 30 %
2 Aggregate Impact Value IS: 2386 (Part-4) 16.79% Max. 30 %
3 Soundness Test Loss with Na2SO4 3.25% Max. 12%
IS: 2386 (Part-5)
Loss with MgSo4 1.75% Max. 18%
4 Coating and Stripping of Bitumen % Coating retained is Minimum retained coating
IS: 6241
Aggregate Mixture more than 95% 95%
5 Specific Gravity Bin - 2, 13-6 mm Agg. IS: 2386 (Part -3) 2.667 Not Specified
6 Water Absorption Bin - 2, 13-6 mm Agg. IS: 2386 (Part -3) 0.76 Max. 1%
7 Polished Stone Value BS: 812 (Part -114) 62 Min. 55

3. Test Properties of 60/70 Bitumen :

Requirements as per IS:

Sr. No. Name of Test Test Method Test Results
73-1992
1 Bitumen Softening Point, in 0C IS: 1205 50 45 - 55
Penetration at 25 0C,
IS: 1203 67 60 - 70
mm
Flash Point, 0C IS: 1209 185 Min. 175
Ductility at 27 0C, cm IS: 1208 95 Min. 75
Specific Gravity at 27
IS: 1202 1.02 Min. 0.99
0
C, gm/cc

4. Blending Proportions :
1 Bitumen by weight of total Aggregate 4.42%
2 Aggregate Bin - 2, 13-6 mm Agg. 80.0%
Bin - 1, 6 mm Down Agg. 20.0%

5. Gradation and Job Mix Formula :

% Passing Specified Limit as per

IS Sieve
(Combined MoRT&H Table 500-26,
Size (mm)
Gradation) Type-B

13.20 100 100

11.20 98.14 88 -- 100
5.60 40.81 31 -- 52
2.80 20.94 5 -- 25
0.090 2.75 0 -- 5