A particular material suitable for use in construction and methods of making same

摘要

Particulate material (1,2,8) suitable for use in the construction of, for example, flexible pavements used in the surfaces of roads and airfields. The first type of aggregate particles (2,8), having a coating (6,12). The aggregate particles in the first type (10,4), comprise natural gravel, clay-made aggregate of the second type (1), artificial aggregates or crushed rock aggregates wherein the coating comprises a set mixture of cement paste and water. The second type is clay-made aggregate(1) having no coating . This type of clay aggregate has been made from pre-treated dry clay which is heated to a high temperature for a specific time. The two types of aggregates are measurably rougher than the uncoated natural or crushed rock aggregates and have improved mechanical interlocking and shear resistance properties so that asphalt mixes and pavement made using the clay-made aggregates and/or the coated aggregates are more stable and less prone to rutting under traffic loads.