Civil Engineering ETDs

Publication Date

1961

Abstract

Among the many commercially produced lightweight aggregates, Idealite seems to exhibit many desirable qualities. According to the available literature, the expanded shale group of lightweight aggregates are capable of producing concrete with excellent structural characteristics, and one researcher found that expanded shale aggregate produced in rotary kilns resulted in the lowest weight aggregates of the ten groups that he studied.1 While having low creep and shrinkage values, Idealite has been found to give strengths equal to or better than that of conventional sand and gravel concretes.

Idealite concretes are also reported to have excellent workability properties.^

Sponsors

Ideal Cement Company, The Albuquerque Gravel COmpany, Robert E. McKee Construction Company

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

Degree Name

Civil Engineering

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Civil Engineering

First Committee Member (Chair)

William C. Wagner

Second Committee Member

Eugene Swoyer

Third Committee Member

P. Foss

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