Abstract
In the Netherlands aggregates are mainly used for construction materials. Because of the almost total absence of hard-rock outcrops in this country, all of the aggregates derive from unconsolidated deposits. This article reviews the distribution, provenance, depositional environment, composition and exploitation of the main traditional aggregates in The Netherlands and in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Most of this information is provided by the Quarternary geological history of the North Sea Basin in which this country is situated. Attention is also paid to the present and possible future application of alternative aggregates in The Netherlands.
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Aux Pays Bas les granulats sont utilisés principalement pour la production des matériaux de construction. En l'absence de roches massives tous les granulats dérivent de sédiments non-consolidés. Distribution, provenance, environnement de sédimentation, composition et production des principaux granulats traditionnels aux Pays Bas et dans le secteur Néerlandais de la Mer du Nord, sont traités dans la présente communication. La plus grande partie de ces informations provient de l'histoire géologique quaternaire du Bassin de la Mer du Nord.
Enfin l'utilisation présente et future des granulats de remplacement dans les Pays Bas est résumée brièvement.
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De Mulder, E.F.J. A geological approach to traditional and alternative aggregates in the Netherlands. Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 29, 49–57 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02594374
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