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HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

Tutorial sheet 6 – Aggregates Prof. Dr. Adnan Qadir Student Id____________________________

Q1) What are various types of aggregates

Q2) What are the contributions of aggregate in PCC and AC? Why they differ?

Q2) Igneous Rocks and Minerals

1. Granite contains _______________________

2. __________ contains feldspar & one or more dark mineral. Feldspar is dominant.

3. Gabbro contains _________________. ____________________ are dominant.

4. _____________ contains iron and is black or dark.

5. Pegmatite is a _______________ with large crystals of __________________

Q3) Identify six types of sedimentary rocks

Q5
Properties Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

Color

Texture

Mineral
constituents

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HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
Tutorial sheet 6 – Aggregates Prof. Dr. Adnan Qadir Student Id____________________________
Mode of
occurrence

Importance to
highway
Engineer

Apparent
specific
gravity

Porosity

Unit weight
(pcf)

Absorption,%

Q6) What are the Types of Metamorphic Rocks?

Q7) Use of rock


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HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
Tutorial sheet 6 – Aggregates Prof. Dr. Adnan Qadir Student Id____________________________
Rock Utility

Granite

Slate

Limestone

Basalt

Alluvial and glacial deposits

Sandstone

Mudstone

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