MEASUREMENT OF THE FLATTENING COEFFICIENT OF AGGREGATES

FOLLOWING THE DEFINITION OF THE FLATTENING COEFFICIENT OF AGGREGATES, DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE PRINCIPLE ON WHICH THE TEST IS BASED. THE LATTER CONSISTS IN SIEVING WITH SQUARE MESH SIEVES AND PARALLEL SLAB SCREENS. THE EQUIPMENT USED, SAMPLING PROCESS, PREPARATION OF THE MATERIAL SUBJECTED TO WATER, AND TEST PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED TOGETHER WITH THE TEST RESULTS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

  Boulevard Lefebvre 58
  Paris Cedex 15,   France  F-75732
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates by shape and surface texture; Sieves; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aggregate shape
• Old TRIS Terms: Flattening
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217734
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM