1) Given the following results of sieve analysis of coarse aggregates: Weight Retained (lb) Sieve Size 2 in T12 in 1 in 5.2 18.1 3/4 in 14.8 1/2 in 16.3 3/8 in 25.0 No. 4 8.5 1.6 Pan a) Calculate. Sieve Individual % retained Cumulative % retained % Passing 2 in T2 in 1 in 3/4 in 1/2 in 3/8 in No. 4 Pan b) Plot the gradation curve on a 0.45 power gradation chart. c) What is the maximum size and nominal maximum size of the aggregates according to the Superpave criteria?

1) Given the following results of sieve analysis of coarse aggregates: Weight Retained (lb) Sieve Size 2 in T12 in 1 in 5.2 18.1 3/4 in 14.8 1/2 in 16.3 3/8 in 25.0 No. 4 8.5 1.6 Pan a) Calculate. Sieve Individual % retained Cumulative % retained % Passing 2 in T2 in 1 in 3/4 in 1/2 in 3/8 in No. 4 Pan b) Plot the gradation curve on a 0.45 power gradation chart. c) What is the maximum size and nominal maximum size of the aggregates according to the Superpave criteria?

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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