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: | SE SE SW sec. 15, T. 7 S., R. 12 E. |
| 39.43478, -96.06383 | |
| Lithologic unit: | Funston limestone |
| Estimated amount of material (cubic yards) |
Average thickness (feet) |
Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Overburden | ||
| 8,000 | 3 | 1.5 | Fair |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 27528 |
| Date of Test | 2-10-1936 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Not satisfactory--too soft for aggregate. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.9 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
|
| Los Angeles grading | |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
19.5 |
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | 3 |
| Absorption | 9.2 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 28468 |
| Date of Test | 5-21-1936 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Acceptable for aggregate under secs. 58, 59, and 61 of 1934 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.47 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
|
| Los Angeles grading | |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
8.6 |
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | 6 |
| Absorption | 2.64 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 38977 |
| Date of Test | 2-26-1940 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Acceptable for aggregate under secs. 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, and 76 of 1937 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.29 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
|
| Los Angeles grading | |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
8.0 |
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | 5 |
| Absorption | 7.8 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 38979 |
| Date of Test | 2-16-1940 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Acceptable for aggregate under secs. 68, 69, 71, and 73 of 1937 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.26 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
|
| Los Angeles grading | |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
9.1 |
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | 3 |
| Absorption | 5.2 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 45467 |
| Date of Test | 8-4-1942 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Acceptable as riprap under sec. 91, Art. 91.11 of 1937 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
|
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
|
| Los Angeles grading | |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
Satisfactory |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 49432 |
| Date of Test | 3-21-1946 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Acceptable for aggregate under secs. 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, and 114 of 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.63 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
28.6 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.96 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 1.0 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 49433 |
| Date of Test | 3-21-1946 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Does not comply with soundness requirement of material for aggregate of sec. 107 of 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.51 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
34.7 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.64 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 3.4 |
| Authority for Test Data | State Highway Commission of Kansas |
| Laboratory No. | 49434 |
| Date of Test | 3-21-1946 |
| Description of materials | |
|---|---|
| Coarse light-gray limestone with calcite cleavage. Porous when weathered. Not satisfactory for most aggregate uses because of high percent wear according to 1945 specifications. | |
| Laboratory Test Data | |
|---|---|
| Weight per cubic foot (pounds dry) |
|
| Specific Gravity (saturated) |
2.17 |
| Comprehensive strength ratio (figures in parenthesis refer to numbered days) |
|
| Los Angeles abrasion percent wear |
55.2 |
| Los Angeles grading | A |
| Deval abrasion (rock) percent wear |
|
| Freeze and Thaw Soundness loss ratio (25 cycles) |
.98 |
| Toughness | |
| Absorption | 8.95 |
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