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Norlite, LLC
628 S. Saratoga Street Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 235-0030 (phone) (518) 235-0233 (fax) info@norliteagg.com |
Geotechnical Fill
Product Properties
| Property |
Measuring
Method |
Test
Method |
Norlite |
Natural Granular Fills |
Dry Loose
Density |
Minimum
Density Test |
ASTM
D-4254 |
40.2 pcf
(644 kg/m3) |
89.0 pcf
(1426 kg/m3) |
Dry
Compacted
Density |
Maximum
Density Test |
ASTM
D-4253 |
45.5 pcf
(729 kg/m3) |
146.0 pcf
(2339 kg/m3) |
| Strength |
Triaxial
Test |
Consolidated
Drained |
42°-53°
(medium dense) |
36°- 42°
(medium dense) |
| Gradation |
Sieve
Analysis |
ASTM
C-136 |
See Material
Specs |
|
| Soundness |
Magnesium
Sulfate |
ASTM
C-88 |
<2% |
<6% |
Abrasive
Resistance |
Los Angeles
Abrasion
Modified |
ASTM C-131
(B grading) |
32% |
30-45% |
| |
|
FM 1-T 096 |
21% |
30-45% |
| Permeability |
Constant
Head
(i=0.29-0.43) |
ASTM
D-2434 |
13.4-
15.0 cm/sec |
0.016 cm/sec |
| Resistivity |
|
|
|
|
- Field
(stockpiled) |
"Four
Terminal"
Method |
G-57 |
5.3 x 105 ohm-cm |
5-10 x 105 ohm-cm |
| - Lab |
Resistivity
Meter |
CAL DOT 643 |
32,234 ohm-cm |
5-10 x 105 ohm-cm |
| pH |
pH Meter |
CAL DOT 643 |
7.4-8.5 |
4-6.5 |
Chloride
Content |
Chloride
Content
of Soils |
CAL DOT 422 |
<5-46 ppm |
|
Sulfate
Content |
Sulfate
Content
of Soils |
CAL DOT 417 |
146 ppm |
|
Thermal
Conductivity |
Guarded
Hot Plate |
ASTM C-177 |
.98 Btu/hr ft2 ºF/in
(.141 W/m ºC) |
9-12 Btu/hr ft2 ºF/in
(1.35-1.7 W/m ºC) |
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