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Title:

MAPS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Accession Number:

00229570

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

THE GEOLOGIST SHOULD BE USED IN PREPARING MATERIAL MAPS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN THE COST OF ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION. THREE PRINCIPLE KINDS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL MAPS ARE DISCUSSED: MATERIAL-SITE, MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION, AND SURFACE GEOLOGY. THE MATERIAL-SITE MAP IS AN INVENTORY OF MATERIALS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUND AND TESTED. THE MATERIAL-DISTRIBUTION MAP IS BASED ON THE GEOLOGIC MAPS AVAILABLE FOR THE REGION. THE SURFACE-GEOLOGY MAP COMBINES MANY OF THE USEFUL FEATURES OF THE OTHER TWO KINDS. IT IS CONSTRUCTED TO A RELATIVELY LARGE SCALE, SHOWING THE OUTCROP AREAS OF ALL GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS AND THE LOCATIONS OF EXISTING PITS AND QUARIES IN THE AREA. THE SURFACE-GEOLOGY MAP, ALTHOUGH EXPENSIVE TO PREPARE, IS THE MOST SATISFACTORY SINCE IT PROVIDES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF ALL AVAILABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND THE BEST POSSIBLE BASIS FOR THE SEARCH FOR A MATERIAL TO MEET CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS. IT IS ALSO USEFUL FOR ESTIMATING AVAILABLE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL, THE CHARACTER AND THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN, THE EXISTENCE OF POSSIBLE CAUSES OF FAILURES OF CONSTRUCTION, AND THE KIND OF EXCAVATION TO BE EXPECTED AT ANY ONE PLACE.

Supplemental Notes:

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Monograph Title:

Soil exploration and mapping

Monograph Accession #:

01410451

Language:

English

Authors:

Byrne, Frank E

Pagination:

pp 63-72

Publication Date:

1950

Serial:

Highway Research Board Bulletin

Issue Number: 28
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

29th Annual Conference of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1949-12 to 1949-12

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (7)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Building sites; Material sources

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Aug 15 2004 2:38AM

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