Pottawatomie County--Lab Analyses
Data extracted from Table 1 in Bull. 1060-C; full table can be view on main Pottawatomie page.
Classification of material: | Limestone |
Location: | NE NW SE sec. 15, T. 6 S., R. 12 E. |
39.52861, -96.05905 | |
Lithologic unit: | Howe limestone member |
Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
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Material | Overburden | ||
1,300 | 4 | 1.5 | Fair |
Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
Laboratory No. | 38982 |
Date of Test | 2-26-1940 |
Description of materials | |
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Porus massive dark-gray to tan limestone that weathers cavernous. Satisfactory as aggregate under secs. 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, and 76 of 1937 specifications. |
Laboratory Test Data | |
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Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
156.8 |
Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.54 |
Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
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Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
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Los Angeles grading | |
Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
3.7 |
Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
Toughness | 12 |
Absorption | 2.3 |
This site has not yet been field-checked or verified.