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Aggregates
Definition
Aggregate is a type of material used in
construction, including sand, gravel, crushed tones
etc.
Purpose of Aggregates
Strength
Weight
Economically
Uses Of Aggregates
Concrete
Roads
Railway
Types Of Aggregates
Natural Aggregates
Artificial Aggregates
Natural Aggregates
Natural aggregates
consists of rock
fragments that are
Used in their natural
state, or are used after
mechanical
Processing such as
crushing, washing, and
sizing.
Artificial Aggregates
Fine Aggregates
Coarse Aggregate
Fine Aggregates
“Fine aggregate”
is defined as
material that will
pass a No. 4 sieve
and will, for the
most part, be
retained on a No.
200 sieve
Types Of Fine Aggregates
Sand
Stone dust
Cinder
Surkhi
Sand
The first type of fine
aggregate is Sand. Sand is
little particles of
silica. Larger particles are
categorized as gravel;
smaller particles are
categorized as silt or clay.
Types of Sand
Pit Sand
River Sand
Sea Sand
Pit Sand
Sand from a pit, as
distinct from river
or sea sand. When
we washed and
screened it is good
sand for general
purposes.
River Sand
River Sand
obtained from the
banks and beds of
rivers is also coarse
and fine. Coarse
sand is best for use
in construction
works.
Sea Sand
This sand is
obtained from the
shore of sea. The
shape of this sand
is rounded. Due to
water of sea it
mixes with
different
chemicals.
Stone Dust
Course aggregate
basic material of the
concrete. Crushed
stone or gravel used in
concrete are called
coarse aggregate and
it will not, pass when
it is dry through a
sieve with ¼-inch-
diameter.
Types of coarse Aggregates
Stone Ballast
Gravel
Brick Ballast
Clinker
Stone Ballast
Stone ballast
produced by mining a
suitable rock deposit
and breaking the
removed rock down
to the desired size
using crushers.
Gravel
Gravel is a mix of
rock pieces or small
rocks. These are
also called rounded
rocks.
Brick Ballast
For unimportant
works we can use
brick ballast in
concrete as coarse
aggregates. For
this purpose well
burned bricks are
chosen.
Clinker
Clinker is uses for
produced Portland
cement. It may also be
combined with other
active ingredients or
chemical admixtures
to produce.