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aggregate

noun agglomerate, aggregation, amount, assemblage, assembly, body, collection, conglomeration, entire number, entire quantity, entirety, gross, indissoluble entity, indivisible entity, mass, sum, sum total, total, totality, whole
Associated concepts: aggregate corporation, aggregate innome, combine

aggregate

verb accumulate, acquire, add together, agglomerate, aggroup, amass, amount to, assemble, bring together, build up, clump, cluster, collect, collect into a mass, colligate, compile, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, gather together, group, integrate, join, mass, total, unite
Associated concepts: aggregate claims

AGGREGATE. A collection of particular persons or items, formed into one body; as a corporation aggregate, which is one formed of a number of natural persons; the union of individual charges make an aggregate charge.

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Strength of masonry blocks made with recycled concrete aggregates.

Caracterizacion fisica y mecanica de agregados reciclados obtenidos a partir de escombros de la construccion

Preliminary laboratory investigation of thermal treated recycled concrete aggregate for general use in concrete, in G.

Use of recycled concrete aggregate in concrete: a review

State and local DOTs need access to good-quality sources of virgin aggregates--sand, gravel, crushed gravel, and crushed stone--reclaimed asphalt pavement, recycled concrete aggregate, crushed rubble, reworked/rebound aggregates from pavement rehabilitation and full-depth reconstruction, and other alternative byproduct materials to support their highway programs.

Wherefore art thou aggregate resources for highways?

Kou and Poon (2009) in other study, the fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) using recycled concrete aggregate as both coarse and fine aggregates were evaluated.

The effects of using recycled concrete on fatigue behavior of hot mix asphalt

The results of all these tests were then compared with the ASTM standard values which showed the suitability of these slates for use as structural lightweight concrete aggregate.

Evaluation of slates from Attock-Cherat Range for use as structural lightweight concrete aggregate

Similarly, commercial construction debris used to create recycled concrete aggregate as an aggregate base for highway and building construction must be cleaned of unwanted material, such as bricks, wood, steel, ceramics and glass.

Recycled roadways: the FHWA and key partners are engineering high-quality pavements using reclaimed materials

The study's conclusion hails Texas as "a leader in the use of RCA as an aggregate in concrete pavement" and says the state provides "an illustration of how recycled concrete aggregate can be reused as an aggregate in a quality concrete pavement surface.

Open highway: progress is steady toward the increased use of recycled aggregates in paving materials

The purpose of this review was to capture the most advanced uses of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) for transportation uses in the United States and transfer it to all state transportation agencies (STAs) in the country.

Choice cuts: recycled concrete aggregate can make the grade in several applications, according to the FHWA

Solicitation: Incubating Orbital Shaker For Selective Dissolution Analysis Of Reactive Silicate In Concrete Aggregate

Incubating Orbital Shaker For Selective Dissolution Analysis Of Reactive Silicate In Concrete Aggregate

A tremendous quantity of infrastructure Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) is nearing the end of its useful life in the United States, and much of this concrete has the potential to be used as recycled concrete aggregate (RCA).

Clearing the way: a national center is providing research to overcome barriers to using recycled aggregates and materials

Guptail says vibratory screens and star screens are also used in sizing concrete aggregate.

Market knowledge: the key to selecting the correct screening system lies in end market demand

The transaction includes the Elemix lightweight concrete aggregate and Accel-E wall system brands, plus the Syntheon Chile business.