Aggregate Base Course
Aggregate Base Course
Aggregate Base Course has certain desirable properties. Base Course in pavements refers to the sub-layer material of an asphalt roadway and is placed directly on top of the undisturbed soil (Sub-Grade) so as to provide a foundation to support the top layers of the pavement. It is typically made of a recipe of different sizes of aggregate rock inclusive of 1″ to fine dust. Aggregate is made from quarried rock, recycled asphalt, or concrete.
USES
- Under asphalt pavement roadways
- Under concrete slabs and structural foundations,
- Backfill material for underground pipelines and other underground utilities within a roadway