Rapid field method for determining the polish susceptibility of carbonate aggregates.

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• Creators:
  Patty, Tom S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas. Highway Department
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Carbonate Rocks Field Tests Laboratory Tests Limestone Aggregates Polishing (Aggregates) Texture
• Publication/ Report Number:
  3-20-71-022(4)
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Highway Department
• Abstract:
  A quick and simple method by which limestones and related carbonate
  
  paving aggregates can be rated as to their relative susceptibility to
  
  polishing has been successfully applied to a wide number of aggregate
  
  sources used on Texas Highway projects. The technique involves taking
  
  a small representative sample of the aggregate and subjecting it to a
  
  dilute hydrochloric acid treatment for about 20 seconds, The etched
  
  particles are washed, examined under a 10-15X handlens or a stereoscopic
  
  microscope, and the resulting surface texture is then compared
  
  to a set of photos or diagrams for rating. The rating system, developed
  
  fro~ the examination of over a hundred carbonate sources, can assist in
  
  judging a material's potential susceptibility and resistance to polishing.
  
  Data from laboratory and field-trial studies when compared to
  
  duplicate samples tested by the Accelerated Polishing Test (Test Method
  
  Tex 438-A), shows that a Textural Rating of 1 correlates to a range of
  
  measured polish values of 25 to 33, a rating of 2 correlates to polish
  
  values in the range of 34 to 37 and a rating of 3 correlates to polish
  
  values ·greater than 37.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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  urn:sha256:b604745c4571415dbebabf1b082796fe6ad23cedbe585432b29dbb3dcc7cc0db
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31460/dot_31460_DS1.pdf
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