04237nam a22005295i 4500 978-3-031-42961-3 DE-He213 20251030111422.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240210s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031429613 978-3-031-42961-3 10.1007/978-3-031-42961-3 doi TA703-705.4 RB bicssc SCI019000 bisacsh RB thema Bustillo Revuelta, Manuel. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70845 The Basics of Aggregates [electronic resource] / by Manuel Bustillo Revuelta. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XI, 348 p. 434 illus., 407 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, 2510-1315 Introduction -- Properties and Testing -- Geological Occurrence -- Exploration and Evaluation of Deposits -- Extraction Methods. Aggregates are among the most common natural resource used in everyday's life, having enhanced life quality. They are essential for construction, being utilized in nearly all residential, commercial, and industrial building construction and most public work projects such as roads, highways and bridges, railroad beds, dams, airports, tunnels, and many others. In the future, the rebuilding of deteriorated roads, highways, bridges, airports, seaports, and private and public buildings will require vast amounts of aggregate. Although it is almost impracticable to know the total amount of aggregates extracted every year globally, it is roughly estimated that annual aggregate production totals about 25 billion tons. Both developed and developing nations require extensive use of aggregates. The book "The Basics of Aggregates" covers all topics related to utilizing this type of material, including the properties of aggregates, types of deposits, geological occurrence, explorationmethodologies and extraction methods, and processing techniques as well as their main applications and the importance of recycled aggregates. It serves as a basic text on aggregates for natural sciences and provides information about the main aggregate materials comprehensively with extensive number of illustrations and equips students to handle the mining cycle of aggregates. It enhances the understanding of the different aggregate types, being interdisciplinary and practice-oriented. This textbook addresses bachelor and master students of geology and general earth science as well as students of engineering and environmental sciences. It is written for undergraduate and graduate students, researches and professionals alike. The Author Manuel Bustillo Revuelta is a Professor at the Faculty of Geology, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), teaching Mineral Resources, Industrial Rocks, and ConstructionMaterials for more than 40 years. He has published numerous books about the topics mentioned before, already both in English and Spanish. Professor Bustillo has also collaborated with different mining companies. . Geotechnical engineering. 66388 Building materials. Engineering geology. Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. 66389 Building Materials. Geoengineering. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031429606 Printed edition: 9783031429620 Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, 2510-1315 70846 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42961-3 ZDB-2-EES ZDB-2-SXEE 57565 57565