Scribd
Upload
712 views2 pages

M 43-05 Aggregate For Road & Bridge Construction

This document defines standard sizes and gradation ranges for coarse aggregate and screenings used in road and bridge construction. It specifies that aggregate sizes are classified based on size numbers and ranges shown in a table, with samples tested according to referenced AASHTO standards. Aggregate sizes can be produced through various manufacturing processes to achieve desired size ranges and are specified in contracts based on intended mixture uses.

Uploaded by

WalticoZegarraHerrera
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
712 views2 pages

M 43-05 Aggregate For Road & Bridge Construction

This document defines standard sizes and gradation ranges for coarse aggregate and screenings used in road and bridge construction. It specifies that aggregate sizes are classified based on size numbers and ranges shown in a table, with samples tested according to referenced AASHTO standards. Aggregate sizes can be produced through various manufacturing processes to achieve desired size ranges and are specified in contracts based on intended mixture uses.

Uploaded by

WalticoZegarraHerrera
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Standard specification for

Sizes of Aggregate for


Road and Bridge Construction
AASHTO Designation: M 43-05
ASTM Designation: D 448-03a
SCOPE
1. I .

This specification defines aggregate size designations and ranges in mechanical analyses for
standard sizes of coarse aggregate and screenings for use in the construction and maintenance of
various types of highways and bridges.

1.2.

The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
AASHTO Standards:
M 92, Wire-Cloth Sieves for Testing Purposes
T 2, Sampling of Aggregates
T 27, Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

3.

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE

3.1.

Some contract documents specify certain aggregate sizes for specific uses or may suggest one or
more of these sizes as appropriate for the preparation of various end-product mixtures. In some
cases, closer limits on variability of the aggregate grading are required.

4.

MANUFACTURE

4.1.

The standard sizes of aggregate described in this classification are manufactured by means of any
suitable process used tp separate raw material into the desired size ranges. Production of standard
sizes by blending two or more different components is also permitted.

STANDARD SIZES
Standard sizes of coarse aggregate shall comply with the sizes given in Table 1. All sizes shall be
determined by means of laboratory sieves having square openings and conforming to M 92.

6.

BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION

6.1.

Classification is based upon the size number and size ranges shown in Table 1 with the aggregate
sampled in accordance with T 2 and tested for grading by T 27.

TS-1c

M 43-1

AASHTO

You might also like