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: | NW NE NE sec. 34, T. 8 S., R. 9 E. |
| 39.31864, -96.39292 | |
| Lithologic unit: | Burr limestone member |
| Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Overburden | ||
| 24,000 | 6 | 1.5 | Fair |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 48955 |
| Date of Test | 12-4-1945 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Massive porous gray limestone. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, and 112 of 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.53 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
31.5 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.85 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 2.49 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 48956 |
| Date of Test | 12-4-1945 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Massive porous gray limestone. Satisfactory for aggregate under secs. 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, and 112 of 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.49 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
35.1 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.91 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 3.02 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 48957 |
| Date of Test | 12-4-1945 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Massive porous gray limestone. Satisfactory for aggregate under sec. 112 of 1945 specifications. Under soundness C-course; F-fine. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.42 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
41.5 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
(C) .87 (F) .74 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 4.33 |
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