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AGGREGATES
• Aggregates are inert granular materials such as sand, gravel, or
crushed stone.
• Crushed Stone
• Gravel
AGGREGATES
• Sand
• Recycled Concrete
AGGREGATES
• Aggregates, which account for 60 to 75 percent of the total volume
of concrete, are divided into two distinct categories that is the fine
and coarse aggregates.
• Coarse aggregates are any particles greater than 0.19 inch. Gravels
constitute the majority of coarse aggregate used in concrete with
crushed stone making up most of the remainder.
AGGREGATES
• Natural gravel and sand are usually dug from a pit, river, lake, or
seabed.
• Used in roads was the second largest category with 26%, while 20% of aggregates
were used in other construction uses & fills and another 2% were used for railway
ballast.
• However materials that are suitable for use as aggregates can also be used to
manufacture other products thus industrial and other uses amounted to 6% with
the remainder split between the manufacture of mortar (4%), glass (1%) and use
in agriculture (1%).
REFERENCES
• http://www.cement.org/cement-concrete-basics/concrete-
materials/aggregates
• http://www.cement.org/for-concrete-books-learning/concrete-
technology/concrete-design-production/use-of-aggregates-in-
concrete
• http://www.aboutcivil.org/aggregates-types-uses-definition.html
• http://crushboss.com/uses-of-aggregates/
• http://www.cemex.com/ProductsServices/AggregatesTypes.aspx
REFERENCES