X-ray Diffraction Quantitative Clay Mineral Analysis of Aggregates
Test method using X-ray diffraction determines the weight percent smectite, illite, and kaolinite + chlorite in aggregate samples. This is the definitive technique for understanding the clay mineralogy of aggregates. The PCE class of high-range water-reducing admixtures is adsorbed into the structure of expandable clay minerals present in aggregates, leading to dose inefficiency and loss of workability. Not simply data, our report provides information on where the clay minerals are located in the aggregate, how much total clay mineral is present in the aggregate, the percentage of each major clay mineral present in the clay fraction of the aggregate, and information on tracking the clay content of aggregates.
Fine aggregates testing requires a 3-gallon pail of sand, coarse aggregates require a 5-gallon pail of aggregates for analysis. This method is mineral specific to clays and has a greater precision than the methylene blue test.
Test method using X-ray diffraction determines the weight percent smectite, illite, and kaolinite + chlorite in aggregate samples. This is the definitive technique for understanding the clay mineralogy of aggregates. The PCE class of high-range water-reducing admixtures is adsorbed into the structure of expandable clay minerals present in aggregates, leading to dose inefficiency and loss of workability. Not simply data, our report provides information on where the clay minerals are located in the aggregate, how much total clay mineral is present in the aggregate, the percentage of each major clay mineral present in the clay fraction of the aggregate, and information on tracking the clay content of aggregates.
Fine aggregates testing requires a 3-gallon pail of sand, coarse aggregates require a 5-gallon pail of aggregates for analysis. This method is mineral specific to clays and has a greater precision than the methylene blue test.
Test method using X-ray diffraction determines the weight percent smectite, illite, and kaolinite + chlorite in aggregate samples. This is the definitive technique for understanding the clay mineralogy of aggregates. The PCE class of high-range water-reducing admixtures is adsorbed into the structure of expandable clay minerals present in aggregates, leading to dose inefficiency and loss of workability. Not simply data, our report provides information on where the clay minerals are located in the aggregate, how much total clay mineral is present in the aggregate, the percentage of each major clay mineral present in the clay fraction of the aggregate, and information on tracking the clay content of aggregates.
Fine aggregates testing requires a 3-gallon pail of sand, coarse aggregates require a 5-gallon pail of aggregates for analysis. This method is mineral specific to clays and has a greater precision than the methylene blue test.