Evaluation of the Structure and Geometric Properties of Crushed Igneous Rock Aggregates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Methods
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
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- an analysis of the influence of the fragmentation technology on the quality parameters of aggregates,
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- an analysis of parameters for the selection of mechanical classification of crushed aggregates, and
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- development of a methodology for selection of a technology system for production of crushed aggregates (including lithology and mineralogy of the material).
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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BASALT 1 | BASALT 2 | GRANITE | MELAPHYRE |
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0.69 | 4.26 | 1.12 | 1.13 |
Particle Size, mm | dmax, mm | BASALT 1 | BASALT 2 | GRANITE | MELAPHYRE | ||||
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Shape Index | Flakiness Index | Shape Index | Flakiness Index | Shape Index | Flakiness Index | Shape Index | Flakiness Index | ||
31.5–40.0 | 40.0 | 11.77 | 16.87 | 23.94 | 26.84 | 2.43 | 4.12 | 17.50 | 22.92 |
25.0–31.5 | 31.5 | 24.06 | 21.96 | 33.59 | 30.56 | 9.32 | 4.57 | 32.54 | 33.84 |
20.0–25.0 | 25.0 | 33.84 | 25.51 | 39.15 | 26.26 | 18.72 | 15.30 | 41.74 | 33.76 |
16.0–20.0 | 20.0 | 32.21 | 18.27 | 29.56 | 18.82 | 28.46 | 16.91 | 45.23 | 24.52 |
12.5–16.0 | 16.0 | 29.33 | 24.32 | 24.37 | 16.60 | 28.90 | 18.62 | 48.92 | 35.69 |
10.0–12.5 | 12.5 | 33.53 | 20.03 | 25.10 | 12.97 | 36.36 | 20.22 | 41.40 | 36.01 |
8.0–10.0 | 10.0 | 35.62 | 21.36 | 33.68 | 15.86 | 43.41 | 18.44 | 55.30 | 33.96 |
6.3–8.0 | 8.0 | 33.42 | 18.04 | 28.51 | 18.34 | 48.03 | 19.01 | 56.33 | 34.32 |
5.0–6.3 | 6.3 | 27.98 | 12.01 | 25.62 | 26.72 | 35.72 | 11.11 | 70.22 | 24.82 |
4.0–5.0 | 5.0 | 30.58 | 9.33 | 25.69 | 15.05 | 47.17 | 10.73 | 69.78 | 24.55 |
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Strzałkowski, P.; Duchnowska, M.; Kaźmierczak, U.; Bakalarz, A.; Wolny, M.; Karwowski, P.; Stępień, T. Evaluation of the Structure and Geometric Properties of Crushed Igneous Rock Aggregates. Materials 2021, 14, 7202. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237202
Strzałkowski P, Duchnowska M, Kaźmierczak U, Bakalarz A, Wolny M, Karwowski P, Stępień T. Evaluation of the Structure and Geometric Properties of Crushed Igneous Rock Aggregates. Materials. 2021; 14(23):7202. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237202
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrzałkowski, Paweł, Magdalena Duchnowska, Urszula Kaźmierczak, Alicja Bakalarz, Michał Wolny, Piotr Karwowski, and Tomasz Stępień. 2021. "Evaluation of the Structure and Geometric Properties of Crushed Igneous Rock Aggregates" Materials 14, no. 23: 7202. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237202