Materials of essentially mineral origin
Analysis and characterization of building materials
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Materials of essentially mineral origin
Analysis and characterization of building materials

Authors : Pierre WITIER, Gérard PLATRET, Hieu-Thao HUYNH, Fabienne FARCAS, Véronique BOUTEILLER, Daniel ANDRÉ, Yves MOUTON, Jean-Marie ANTOINE

Publication date: June 10, 1999 | Lire en français

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1. Materials of essentially mineral origin

1.1 Base materials

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1.1.1 Aggregates and sands

Aggregates used in mortar and concrete are called fines, sand, gravel, pebbles and gravels depending on their dimensions, which vary from 0 to 80 mm (XP P 18-540) [26] .

Granularity is the size distribution of grains. This is determined by particle size analysis or granulometry. Standard P 18-560 uses a series of sieves to determine the granularity of aggregates with dimensions ranging...

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