Laboratory Investigation of Certain Limestone Aggregates for Concrete

Abstract

A good many concrete dams in which the aggregates in whole or in part are limestone. Some of these limestones are of excellent quality and some of them are open to serious doubt as to their ultimate durability in an hydraulic structure subject to heating and cooling through a wide range in temperature, to wetting and drying under adverse weather conditions, and to freezing and thawing. Borderline cases are too often accepted for use rather than to obtain materials of recognized quality at a somewhat higher price. "In order to establish the relative merits of all the limestones being considered for use at this time. Samples of the limestones used as aggregate in the following projects were obtained and tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1953
Accession Number
ADA950077

Entities

People

  • Bryant Mather
  • E. J. Callan
  • Katherine Mather
  • Nelson B. Dodge

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbonate Minerals
  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Elastic Properties
  • Grain Size
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials
  • Mississippi River
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Phyllosilicates
  • Physical Properties
  • Resistance
  • Specific Gravity
  • Specific Heat
  • Test Methods
  • Thermal Expansion
  • Thermal Properties

Fields of Study

  • Geology

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  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design