Aggregates for Concrete 6 1—Introduction to lightweight aggregates 6 2—Definition of lightweight-aggregate concrete 6 3—Low-density concretes and associated aggregates 6 3 1—Structural lightweight concrete and associated aggregates 6 3 2—Moderate-strength lightweight concrete and associated aggregates 6 3 3—Properties Chapter 7—Recycled aggregates, p E1-23
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What is aggregate? - American Concrete Institute What is aggregate? A What is aggregate? A Aggregate is granular material, such as sand, gravel, crushed stone, crushed hydraulic cement concrete, or air-cooled iron blast-furnace slag, used with hydraulic cement to produce either concrete or mortar
Alkali-Aggregate Reactivity - American Concrete Institute 5 3 Evaluating Aggregates for Potential Alkali-Aggregate Reactivity 5 3 1 Field Performance 5 3 2 Petrographic Examination 5 3 3 Laboratory Tests to Identify Alkali-Silica Reactive Aggregates 5 3 3 1 Mortar-Bar Test (ASTM C227) 5 3 3 2 Quick Chemical Test (ASTM C289) 5 3 3 3 Accelerated Mortar Bar Test (ASTM C1260)
Aggregate classification by density - American Concrete Institute Yes Those used to make normal-density concrete are called normal-density aggregates Those for low-density concrete (historically known as “lightweight” concrete) that have an air-dried density at 28 days usually in the range of 1440 to 1850 kg m 3 (90 to 115 lb ft 3), are called low-density aggregates
E-1(16) Aggregates for Concrete - American Concrete Institute CHAPTER 4—SAMPLING AGGREGATES 4 1—Variability in aggregates 4 2—Sampling CHAPTER 5—BLAST-FURNACE SLAG AND LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES 5 1—Blast-furnace slag 5 2—Lightweight aggregates 5 3—Recycled aggregates CHAPTER 6—REFERENCES ERRATA INFO Any applicable errata are included with individual documents at the time of purchase
Requirements for storing and handling aggregate A third problem is the maintenance of uniform and stable moisture content in the aggregates as batched (ACI 304R, ACI 221R) A practical method of reducing segregation to a minimum in coarse aggregate is to separate the material into several size fractions and batch these fractions separately
Aggregate Testing Technician—Level 1 - American Concrete Institute AASHTO R 90 ASTM D75—Sampling Aggregates; AASHTO R 76 ASTM C702 C702M—Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size; AASHTO T 11 ASTM C117—Materials Finer Than 75-µm (No 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing; AASHTO T 27 ASTM C136—Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
How can the surface or free water carried by the aggregates be determined? How can the surface or free water carried by the aggregates be determined? Q How can the surface or free water carried by the aggregates be determined? A Free water is simply the difference between the mass of a sample of wet-saturated aggregate and the mass of the same sample in the saturated-surface-dry condition Standard test methods for