A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE QUALITY TESTING OF STONE USED IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

TEST METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF STONE USED IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ARE EXAMINED WITH A VIEW TO FINDING THE SIMPLEST AND MOST ADAPTABLE PROCEDURES FOR TESTS CARRIED OUT IN QUARRIES OR AT CONSTRUCTION SITES. TESTS ON THE ROCK ITSELF AND ON THE CRUSHED MATERIAL ARE CONSIDERED. THE STUDY BEARS ON THE MAIN STANDARDIZED METHODS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AND IN EACH CASE REFERENCES OF THE DOCUMENTS CONSULTED ARE GIVEN.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 10, pp 23-69, 3 TAB, 60 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Memoires Du C.E.R.E.S., Liege /Belgium

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• Authors:
  • Dantinne, R
  • Longueville, P
• Publication Date: 1965-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crushed rock; Examinations; Field tests; Quality control; Road construction; Stone; Subgrade materials; Test procedures
• Old TRIS Terms: Insitu methods; Quality control testing; Roadbed material
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217510
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 16 1994 12:00AM