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This method covers procedures for testing aggregate for resistance to abrasion using
LOS ANGELES TEST MACHINE.

LOS ANGELES TEST MACHINE

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Sample preparation
Step 1: The test sample shall be washed and oven-dried at 105 C to
110 C to substantially constant mass.
Step 2: The sample shall be separated into individual size fractions
and recombined to the grading of Table 1 and 2 most nearly
corresponding to the range of sizes in the
aggregate as furnished for the work.
Step 3: The mass of the sample shall prior to test shall be recorded to
the nearest 1 g (m1).

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TABLE 1

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TABLE 2

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The charge shall consist of 12 steel spheres averaging approximately 47 mm

(12732 in.) in diameter, each having a mass between 390 and 445 g, and having a
total mass of 500025 g.

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Grading

No of Steel balls

Weight of charge in
gm

12

5000 25

11

4584 25

3330 20

2500 15

12

5000 25

12

5000 25

12

5000 25

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Place the test sample and the charge in the Los Angeles testing machine and
rotate the machine at a speed of 30 to 33 rev/min for 500 revolutions.

The number of revolutions shall be 500 for aggregate smaller than 38 mm

The number of revolutions shall be 1000 for aggregate larger than 19 mm.

After the prescribed number of revolutions, discharge the material from the
machine and make a preliminary separation of the sample on a sieve coarser than
the 1.70-mm (No. 12). Sieve the finer portion on a 1.70-mm sieve in a manner
conforming to Test Method C 136. Wash the material coarser than the 1.70-mm
sieve and oven dry at 1105C (2309F) to substantially constant mass and
determine the mass to the nearest 1 g If the aggregate is essentially free of
adherent coatings and dust, the requirement for washing after test may be
waived, but drying before the test is always required. However, in the case of
referee testing, the washing procedure shall be performed

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Valuable information concerning the uniformity of the sample under test may be
obtained by also determining the loss after 100 revolutions in the case where 500
revolutions is specified or after 200 revolutions in the case where 1000 revolutions
is specified. The loss should be determined without washing the material coarser
than the 1.7-mm sieve. The ratio of the loss after 100 or 200 revolutions to the
lose after 500 or 1000 revolutions, respectively, should not greatly exceed 0.20 for
material of uniform hardness. When this determination is made, care should be
taken to avoid losing any part of the sample; the entire sample, including the dust
of abrasion, shall be returned to the test machine for the final 400 or 800
revolutions required to complete the test.

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CALCULATION

Express the difference between the original weight and the final
weigth of the test sample As a percentage of the original weight of
the test sample
Report this value as a percentage of wear