SOUNDNESS TEST FOR COARSE AGGREGATES

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

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/4/4-013.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, pp 109-117, 9 FIG, 2 TAB. 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:
  • Withey, M O
• Publication Date: 1925

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., December 4-5, 1924
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Aggregates; Alkali; Coarse aggregates; Concrete; Durability; Freeze thaw tests; Materials tests; Sodium chloride; Sodium sulfate test; Soundness test
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aggregate testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Alkalies
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217814
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 15 1970 12:00AM