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Evaluating the effect of mineralogy and mechanical stability of recycled excavation materials by Los Angeles and micro-Deval test

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of the mechanical performance of recycled excavation materials (REM). The aim was to document the stable performance of REM and to suggest its suitability for unbound applications. Test operations were performed at different schedules with the Los Angeles (LA) and micro-Deval (MD) test machine. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed to examine the effect of mineralogy on the performance of REM. The results showed that REM showed consistent LA performance, but significant variations were observed in MD values. XRD results showed that up to 20% of chlorite and mica minerals had no influence on the LA performance of REM.
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Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Community / Infrastructure
  • SINTEF Community / Architecture, Materials and Structures
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • University of Agder

Year

2021

Publisher

CRC Press

Book

Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, Volume 1. Proceedings of the eleventh international conference 8-10 June, Trondheim, Norway

ISBN

9781003222880

Page(s)

131 - 138

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