UPGRADATION OF COASTAL RAILWAY LINE

KALUTARA-MATARA SECTION

QUALITY CONTROL OF MATERIAL

BALLAST

TSET
TEST TEST VALUE CRITERIA
STANDARD
1 Grading BR Squre mesh sieve wt% passing
1203:1998, size (mm)
BS 812-
103.1:1985 63 100
50 100-97
28 20-0
14 2-0
1.18 0.8-0
2 Flakiness Index BS 812- < 40%
105.1, BS
812-105.2 :
1989 & 1990
3 Elongation Index BS 812- < 50%
105.1, BS
812-105.2 :
1989 & 1990
4 Aggregate Abrasion Value IS 2386- < 40% Los Angeles Abrasion Test
4:1963, ASTM
C535-81

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REMARKS
UPGRADATION OF COASTAL RAILWAY LINE
KALUTARA-MATARA SECTION

QUALITY CONTROL OF MATERIAL

Aggergate Base Coarse (ABC)

TSET
TEST TEST VALUE CRITERIA REMARKS
STANDARD
1 Specific Gravity of fine aggregate (SSD) ASTM C-127 2.68
2 Water absorption value of fine aggregate ASTM C-127 1.02%
3 Bulk density BS 812- 1.584 g/cm3
P2:1995
4 Grading BS 812- See Report (T 4 of BS 882:1992)
103.1:1985
5 Determination of clay, silt and dust in fine BS 812- 1.17% Maximum 4% for uncrushed gravel Used decantation method - Detects materials finer than
aggregate (Also called Fines test) P1:1975 sand 75µm.
(Cl 5.4 of BS 882:1992)
6 Chloride Iron content BS 812-121 0.008% Total Chloride content of the Carried out to ensure marine aggregates are not mixed
(Chemical analysis of aggregte) concrete should not exceed the
values given in T4 of BS
5328:Part1:1997
(Should not exceed 0.40% by mass
of cement)
7 Organic Impuriies in Aggregate BS 812-121 Dark colour Dark colour represents that aggregte sample could not be
considered as free of injurioes amount of organic impurities
UPGRADATION OF COASTAL RAILWAY LINE
KALUTARA-MATARA SECTION

QUALITY CONTROL OF MATERIAL

BALLAST

TSET
TEST TEST VALUE CRITERIA REMARKS
STANDARD
1 Specific Gravity of fine aggregate (SSD) ASTM C-127 2.68
2 Water absorption value of fine aggregate ASTM C-127 1.02%
3 Bulk density BS 812- 1.584 g/cm3
P2:1995
4 Grading BS 812- See Report (T 4 of BS 882:1992)
103.1:1985
5 Determination of clay, silt and dust in fine BS 812- 1.17% Maximum 4% for uncrushed gravel Used decantation method - Detects materials finer than
aggregate (Also called Fines test) P1:1975 sand 75µm.
(Cl 5.4 of BS 882:1992)
6 Chloride Iron content BS 812-121 0.008% Total Chloride content of the Carried out to ensure marine aggregates are not mixed
(Chemical analysis of aggregte) concrete should not exceed the
values given in T4 of BS
5328:Part1:1997
(Should not exceed 0.40% by mass
of cement)
7 Organic Impuriies in Aggregate BS 812-121 Dark colour Dark colour represents that aggregte sample could not be
considered as free of injurioes amount of organic impurities
TESTS OF CRUSHED ROCK SAND - Done by ELS for sample brought from India - MMExport (Test reports recd on 06.10.2009)

TSET
TEST TEST VALUE CRITERIA REMARKS
STANDARD
1 Apparent Relative Density BS 812- 2.68
P2:1995
2 Water absorption value (% of dry basis) BS 812- 1.37%
P2:1995
3 Bulk density BS 812- 1.757 g/cm3
P2:1995
4 Grading BS 812- Acceptable (T 4 of BS 882:1992) Used sieve tests
103.1:1995 (See report)
5 Determination of clay, silt and dust in fine BS 812- 4.17% Maximum 16% for crushed rock sand Used washing & sieving method - Separation by washing
aggregate (Also called Fines test) 103.1:1985 (Cl 5.4 of BS 882:1992) through a fine sieve size 75µm.

6 Chloride Iron content BS 812- 0.011% * Total Chloride content of the Carried out to ensure marine aggregates are not mixed
(Chemical analysis of aggregate) P117:1988 concrete should not exceed the
values given in T4 of BS
5328:Part1:1997
(Should not exceed 0.40% by mass
of cement)
* As a guide, T7 of BS 882:1992,
Chloride content in the sand should
not exceed 0.05% as a percentage
of weight
7 Organic Impurities in Aggregate ASTM Light colour Light colour represents that aggregate sample could be
Volume 04.02 considered as free of injurious amount of organic impurities
- C87
8 Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Aggregates AASHTO Innocuous According to the test result aggregate sample tested can be
T113 considered as INNOCUOUS
TESTS OF COARSE AGGREGATE - Hulumale batching plant

TEST VALUE
TSET
TEST Hulumale CRITERIA REMARKS
STANDARD
stock pile
1 Specific Gravity of coarse aggregate (SSD) BS 812- 2.73
P2:1995
2 Water absorption value of coarse aggregate BS 812- 0.629%
P2:1995
3 Bulk density BS 812- 1.612 g/cm3
P2:1995
4 Flakiness Index BS 812- 20.55% Maximum 40 for crushed rock Classified as flaky when they have a thickness (smallest
105.1:1989 (Cl 4.2 of BS 882:1992) dimension) of less than 0.6 of their mean sieve size
5 Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) BS 812- 25% Gives a relative measure of the resistance of an aggregate
110:1990 to crushing under a gradually applied compressive load

6 Aggregate Impact Value (AIV) BS 812- 25.9% Maximum 30 Gives a relative measure of the resistance of an aggregate
112:1990 (T 2 of BS 882:1992) to sudden shock or impact
7 Grading BS 812- See Report (T 3 of BS 882:1992)
103.1:1985
8 Determination of clay, silt and dust in coarse BS 812- 0.67% Maximum 4% for crushed rock agg. Used decantation method - Detects materials finer than
aggregate (Also called Fines test) P1:1975 (Cl 5.4 of BS 882:1992) 75µm.
9 Chloride Iron content BS 812-121 0.023% Total Chloride content of the concrete Carried out to ensure marine aggregates are not mixed
(Chemical analysis of aggregte) should not exceed the values given in
T4 of BS 5328:Part1:1997
(Should not exceed 0.40% by mass
of cement)

10 Los Angeles Abrasion Value
(Subjected to 500 revolution)
11 Organic Impuriies in Aggregate
ASTM C-131 42% Gives a method for the determination of the Los Anegels
Abrasion Value which give s a measure of the resistance of
aggregate to surface wear by abrasion
BS 812-121 Light colour Light colour represents that aggregte sample could be
considered as free of injurioes amount of organic impurities

12 Elongation Index BS 812- 27% Aggregate particles are considered elongated when they
105.2:1990 have length (greatest dimension) more than 1.8 times of
their mean sieve size