Advances in Aggregates and Armourstone Evaluation
Product code: SPE13
Print publication date: 09/02/1998
Geological Society of London, GSL Engineering Geology Special Publications, Earth Resources and Economic Geology, Engineering Geology, Reduced while stocks last
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781862390003
Author/Edited by: Edited by J.-P. Latham
Weight: 0.76kg
Number of pages: 201
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/egsp/13/1
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Special Engineering Publication 13
This volume highlights a range of pressing research issues in natural construction materials. It is of direct relevance to the civilengineering industry, which faces growing pressures to sustain the natural and built environment while demanding a standardizedhigh-quality construction product across Europe. Advances In Aggregates And Armourstone Evaluation provides an authoritative selection of research papers includingoverviews and case histories. The book examines a range of aggregate and armourstone specifications and new tests, includingclear examples of how the statistical significance of test results can affect producers and users. Papers on rock sourceevaluation procedures and the opening of a new quarry are of particular practical value to engineering geologists serving theextractive industries. In addition, construction material availability, future demand and sustainability are examined, emphasizingnew data for marine sand and gravel, armourstone, shingle durability, and concrete made from alternative aggregates. The book contains North American and European research with international relevance. It will stimulate new ideas that feedinto the best practice of tomorrow’s engineering geologists.
Section 1: Marine sand and gravel geology and resources Sources of sand and gravel on the Northern European Continental Shelf
Assessment of offshore sand and gravel bodies for dredging
The UK marine sand and gravel dredging industry: an application of Quaternary geology The CIRIA research project on beach recharge materials
Section 2: Armourstone evaluation and shingle performance assessment
The outlook for rock armour and beach recharge
Assessment and specification of armourstone quality: from CIRIA/CUR (1991) to CEN (2000) Meeting the demand for rock armour and its grading specification
A rock engineering rating system for assessing the suitability of armourstone
The opening and operation of the Pasir Panjang quarry: a dedicated armourstone quarry in the Malaysian jungle
Abrasion of a series of tracer materials on a gravel beach, Slapton Sands, Devon
Section 3: Aggregate testing and the use of alternative aggregates
Canadian experience with the micro-Deval test for aggregates
Assessing the wear characteristics of aggregate exposed at the road surface
Possible problems with high PSV aggregate of the gritstone trade group
A statistical study of aggregate testing data with respect to engineering judgement
An investigation of some alternative aggregates for use in concrete
