RELATION BETWEEN DURABILITY OF CONCRETE AND DURABILITY OF AGGREGATES

THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR DURABILITY ARE THE USE OF SOUND AND DURABLE AGGREGATES, AND MAXIMUM RESISTANCE TO THE ENTRANCE OF WATER. THE AGGREGATES PLAY A DOUBLE ROLE SINCE THE RANGE OF SIZES PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN PRODUCING IMPERMEABILITY. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AGGREGATES WHICH AFFECT THEIR DURABILITY IN CONCRETE, AND THE EFFECTS OF OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS PERMEABILITY, WATER ABSORPTION, ETC., ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD, AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS ARE NEEDED. CONCRETE LABORATORY STUDIES TOWARD THE FORMULATION OF STANDARD TESTS FOR DURABILITY, AND FIELD INVESTIGATIONS TO CORRELATE LABORATORY AND STRUCTURAL EXPERIENCE ARE URGED. OUTLINES FOR RESEARCH WORK ARE PRESENTED.

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    • Vol 10, pp 101-131, 9 FIG, 4 TAB; part of Report of Project Committee on Correlation of Research in Mineral Aggregates. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
  • Authors:
    • Jackson, F H
    • Gonnerman, H F
    • Lang, F C
  • Publication Date: 1931

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  • Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 11-12, 1930
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  • Accession Number: 00213753
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM