Coarse aggregate definition

Coarse aggregate means granular material, such as gravel or crushed stone, that is predominately retained on a sieve with square openings of 4.75 mm or 0.18 inch.
Coarse aggregate means materials that meet AASHTO Standard M43 sizes four through fifty- seven and shall be washed with not more than five per cent passing the number two hundred (seventy-five micrometers) sieve as determined by ASTM C117, “Test Method for Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing” and shall be durable with a hardness of three or greater on the Moh’s Scale of Hardness.
Coarse aggregate means an aggregate most of which is retained on a 4.75mm(3/16") B.S.S. sieve contains over so much finer materials as is permitted for the various types described in this specifications. Coarse aggregates for Portland cement concrete shall comply with the following requirements.

Examples of Coarse aggregate in a sentence

  • Coarse aggregate shall be tested in accordance with KT-31 and reported on the JMF submittal.


More Definitions of Coarse aggregate

Coarse aggregate means an aggregate most of which is retained on a 4.75mm(3/16")
Coarse aggregate means material as retained on a No. 4 (4.75 mm) sieve. (a)
Coarse aggregate is aggregate most of which is not passed through on 4.75mm IS sieve.
Coarse aggregate means materials that meet AASHTO standard M43 sizes four through fifty-seven and shall be washed with not more than five per cent passing the number two hundred (seventy-five micrometers) sieve as determined by ASTM C117, "Test Method for Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200)

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