Corps of Engineers Procedure in the Development of a New Limestone or Dolomite Source
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1966-03
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Procedure for approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of a new source of aggregate is in three phases. Phase 1 consists of an investigation of a quarry or proposed quarry by district geologist and laboratory geologist and/or petrographer. The quarry face or suitable outcrop is logged in detail or, if exposures are poor, cores may be taken to determine whether further investigations are warranted.
Phase 2 consists of thorough laboratory testing. Cores and crushed material are subjected to a number of acceptance and quality tests for soundness, absorption, abrasion, reactivity, and other properties. Petrographic analysis is also made. Phase 3 is a physical and economic study of the site and involves determining quantity of stone availavailable, amount and character of overburden, condition of haul roads and distance to rail shipping point, plant flow sheets and capacity, aggregate sizes produced, and approximate price of material at plant.
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Author Institution: District Geologist, Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia 21530
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The Ohio Journal of Science. v66 n2 (March, 1966), 188-191