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2. Aggregate base - Wikipedia

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   Aggregate base is a construction aggregate typically composed of crushed rock capable of passing through a 20-millimetre (3 ⁄ 4 in) rock screen. The component particles will vary in size from 20 mm down to dust. The material can be made of virgin (newly mined) rock, or of recycled asphalt and concrete.

3. Asphalt concrete - Wikipedia

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   Asphalt batch mix plant A machine laying asphalt concrete, fed from a dump truck. Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, [1] blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams. [2]

4. Resin-bound paving - Wikipedia

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   This may also mitigate the need for planning permission when installing a resin driveway, depending on jurisdiction, as they are permeable. Resin-bound systems incorporating 6-10mm dried aggregates and larger sizes are generally used as tree surrounds known as tree pits. These are a cost-effective and practical alternative to metal tree grilles ...

5. Oldcastle Materials - Wikipedia

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   Oldcastle Materials Inc. is a supplier of asphalt, concrete, and other building materials, and also offers construction and paving services. The Atlanta-based company is a subsidiary of CRH plc, a publicly traded international group of diversified building materials businesses, [2] [3] and has approximately 18,000 employees at 1,200 locations, as of March 2018.

6. Subbase (pavement) - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, the specification for aggregate used as a subbase in the construction of driveways and roads includes MOT Type 1 Stone. The thickness of subbase can range from 75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in) for garden paths through 100 to 150 mm (4 to 6 in) for driveways and public footpaths, to 150 to 225 mm (6 to 9 in) for heavy used roads, and more for ...

7. Types of concrete - Wikipedia

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   Ceramic aggregates with a density below that of water are used for low density structural concrete. These aggregates may include expanded clays and shales, preferably with water absorption below 10%. For structural concrete only coarse low density aggregates are used, with natural sand as the fine aggregates.