3.1 Aggregates
3.1 Aggregates
3.1 Aggregates
CE 223
Construction Materials and Testing
AGGREGATES
Topics:
Uses of Aggregates
Sources
Types of Aggregates
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Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student must
be able to:
• Identify types of aggregates.
• Explain the use of aggregates and its
properties.
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AGGREGATES
Aggregates means a mass of crushed stone,
gravel, sand, etc, predominantly composed of
individual particles.
1. Geological
2. Physical
3. Chemical
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1. Geological Classification
(i) Igneous Rocks:
These rocks are formed by cooling and solidifying of
the rock masses from their molten magmatic condition
of the material of the earth.
Generally igneous rocks are strong and durable.
Granite, trap and basalt are the rocks belonging to this
category. Granites are formed by slow cooling of the
lava under thick cover on the top. Hence they have
crystalline surface. The cooling of lava at the top
surface of earth results into non-crystalline and glassy
texture.