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... 97 APPENDIX D: PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RECYCLING MATERIAL BRIEF: CRUSHED GLASS FACT SHEET PennDOT RECYCLING MATERIAL BRIEF Crushed Glass Fact Sheet Introduction and Background Pennsylvania industry and consumers generated a considerable volume of waste each year. While some must be disposed in a sanitary landfill or as a hazardous material, other materials can be recovered and recycled.
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... 98 Engineering Parameters The test results are summarized below followed by a description of the physical properties, and engineering parameters evaluated and a comparison to traditional aggregate material properties: Summary of Engineering Parameters of Glass Cullet Test Parameter Results1 AR Results1 CF Water Content ASTM D2216 wn (%) 2.4-4.2 -- - Debris Content Gravimetric wdebris (%)
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... 99 course and fills under fluctuating loads. A Los Angeles Abrasion Test was performed by PennDOT on samples of glass cullet in their AR condition and had values of 24% and 25%.
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... 100 Applications Glass cullet is typically evaluated as classified well graded sand by the Unified Soil Classification System, or as a Number 10 aggregate by the AASHTO. Potential aggregate applications for glass cullet and culletaggregate mixtures are categorized below: General Construction Backfill Drainage Stationary loads (fill beneath foundations)

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