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Relations between petrography and the aggregate properties of icelandic rocks

Relations entre la petrographie et les proprietes des granulats des roches islandaises

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  • Theme IV Aggregates for Pavements
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Research work and field experience show that in Iceland aggregate properties and petrography are usually closely related. All rocks are volcanic, and the main types are basalt, rhyolite and hyaloclastite (consolidated tuffs). Unaltered basalt has in most respects high qualities, but impact and abrasion strength, durability and other propertis diminish rapidly with increased alteration. Porosity has an influence on the wear of road surfaces, but in other relations, porous and fresh basalt lava is advisable. Rhyolite can cause damage in concrete by alkali-aggregate reaction, and overall, both rhyolite and hyaloclastite have worse properties than basalt.

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Récemment a été commencé l'étude des propriétés de diverses roches. Les types de roches testées sont des basaltes de minéralogie, porosité et altération variés, des rhyolites et des hyaloclastites. Une bonne corrélation a été trouvée entre certains essais sur des roches homogènes, mais insignificante ou nulle dans d'autres cas. Le résultat le plus important est l'étroite relation trouvée entre la pétrographie et les caractéristiques des granulats résultant des tests et des observations faites sur les routes. Il est intéressant de noter que la porosité et le degré d'altération exercent une bien plus grande influence sur les propriétés des granulats que la composition miéralogique.

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Haraldsson, H. Relations between petrography and the aggregate properties of icelandic rocks. Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 30, 73–76 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02594282

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