EXPANDED LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

THE ADEQUACY, LOCATION AND PROPERTIES OF RAW MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE MANUFACTURE IN NEW ZEALAND ARE REVIEWED. THE ECONOMIES OF TRANSPORT AND THE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION WITH PUMICE AND SCORIA ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. RESULTS OF TESTS ON LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE MADE WITH THREE EXPANDED ARGILLITES INDICATE THAT THESE MATERIALS ARE SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION OF STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE. /RRL(A)/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 14 Pp, 5 FiG, 3 TAB, 7 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Natl Conf Concrete Aggreg Proc /N Zeal

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• Authors:
  • SMITH, L M
  • St, JOHN DA
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Lightweight aggregates; Lightweight concrete; Pumice; Raw materials; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Argillites
• Old TRIS Terms: Scoria
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 1971 12:00AM