In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Road Aggregates 2. Qualities of Aggregates 3. Common Road Aggregates. Definition of Road Aggregates: Those types of rocks or mineral fragments that can be used as an aggregate material in combination with other natural or artificial materials like cement and bitumen etc. for preparing an ideally suitable road surface may [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Building Stones 2. Properties of Building Stones 3. Important Building Stones. Meaning of Building Stones: A building stone may be defined as a sound rock that can be safely used in some situation in the construction as a massive dressed or undressed unit. Granites and marbles used in the form [...]
Rocks may be broadly divided into two categories in relation to tunneling- consolidated and unconsolidated or soft ground. Geological characters that have a direct bearing on a tunnel project will differ almost in all details in these categories. Only a brief account is given below: Consolidated Rocks: This group includes the massive igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks that very often [...]