Given that:

% binder:

S.G. of binder:

S.G. of aggregate:

P_b = 6.0%

G_b = 1.025

G_b(OD) = 2.705

Bulk mix. volume: Bulk S.G. of mix.:

effective S.G. of aggregate:

V_mb = 1000 cm³

G_mb = 2.441

G_se = 2.839

1. W_b

2. W_agg

3. V_sb

4. V_se

5. V_b

6. V_ba

7. ^V_fa ^(Vbe⁾

8. V_a

9. V_ma

10. % air void, AV

11. % voids between mineral aggregates in mixture, VMA

12. % VMA filled with binder, VFA

13. Theoretical maximum specific gravity of mixture, G_mm

Equations & other information

_{G } ^WOD _{G } ^WOD

^b(OD) (V V V )

^se (V V V

V )

s ip pp w s ip pp ap w

W W W W

Total MC = ^{Stock OD} X100

^WOD

AC = ^{SSD OD} X100 ^WOD

MF = 1 - %S*CAF

_{G } P₁  P₂  ...P_n

_ ^{ P}i

blend _{P P P P}

Volumetric Properties

1 _ 2

G₁ G₂

 ... ⁿ

G_n

_ i

G_i

^%Vair

 100(1  V_b

• ^Vagg  se ⁾

%VMA

 100(1  V_{agg  sb} )

 _V 

_ be _

%VFA  _

_ * 100

W  V  G   _w

W_b  W_mb  P_b

_^{1  V}agg  sb _

_w = 62.4 lbs/ft³ = 1000 kg/m³ = 1 g/cm³

Absorbed Asphalt / Effective Asphalt

^Vba

^{ V}agg  sb

• ^Vagg  se

^Vbe

 V_b

• V_ba

^Pba

Vba Gasp w



^Wtagg

^Pba

_ ^Vba^Gasp^ w

^Wtagg

* 100