Aggregate Tests

The following testing procedures are all performed according to AS 1141 and various MRWA standards. Please contact us for further enquiries regarding any of these testing procedures.

Test Description Method
Aggregate Crushing Value
– 1141.21
Average Least Dimensions
– 1141.20 / 215.1
Bulk Density of Aggregate
– 1141.4
Clay and Fine Silt
– 1141.33
Colour of Aggregate
– 250.1
Flakiness Index
– 1141.15 / 216.1
Los Angeles Value
– 1141.23 / 220.1, 220.2
Material finer than 75 micron
– 1141.12
Moisture Content
Oven Drying – Convection or Microwave 212.1 / 212.2
Organic Impurities
Other than sugar (colour test) 1141.34
Particle Density and Water Absorption
Fine or coarse aggregate (each) 1141.5 / 1141.6
Particle Shape
– 1141.14
Particle Size Distribution
– 1141.11 / 210.1
Percent finer than 2 micron
– 1141.13
Soundness
Sodium sulphate (inc. PSD) 1141.24
Sugar content
– 1141.35
Unconfined Cohesion of Compacted Pavement Materials
Exc. MDD set of 2 1141.52
Unsound Particles
– 1141.30
Weak Particles
– 1141.32
Wet/Dry Strength Variation
Graded aggregate 1141.22