SELECTION AND USE OF AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE
AVAILABLE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON AGGREGATES IN FOUR CATEGORIES: (1) EVALUATION OF AGGREGATE PROPERTIES IN TERMS OF THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE, (2) METHODS OF DETERMINING AGGREGATE PROPERTIES AND THE LIMITATIONS OF THESE METHODS, (3) FEATURES OF AGGREGATE PREPARATION AND HANDLING WHICH HAVE A BEARING ON CONCRETE QUALITY AND UNIFORMITY, AND (4) SELECTION OF AGGREGATE. THE REPORT IS LIMITED TO SAND, GRAVEL, CRUSHED STONE, AND AIR-COOLED BLAST FURNACE SLAG AGGREGATE. LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE AND SPECIAL HEAVY AGGREGATE ARE NOT COVERED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 58, pp 513-542
- Publication Date: 1961
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aggregates; Blast furnaces; Concrete; Cooling systems; Crushed rock; Gravel; Handling characteristics; Impacts; Physical properties; Quality control; Sand; Slag
- Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete properties; Handling; Preparation; Quality
- Old TRIS Terms: Aggregate characteristics; Air cooling; Determination
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00217635
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Research Board
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM