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When you hear about construction materials,\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0are often overlooked. They do not look appealing and glamorous because after all, they\u2019re just rocks.<\/p>\n

With that said,\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0are literally the building blocks in our society. Aggregate production goes way back to the Roman Empire, and has since become critical to the world\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n

Aggregates are the most basic material used in construction. They provide the foundation for roads, bridges, buildings, while also making up 90% of asphalt pavement and up to 80% of concrete mix.<\/p>\n

In this blog, your Lakeland\u00a0trucking<\/a>\u00a0team will be discussing why\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0matter, and how they\u2019re essential today and in the future ahead.<\/p>\n

What are\u00a0aggregates<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n

Not only are\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0the building blocks of our society, they are also prevalent in our daily lives. The average American requires roughly 10,000 tons of aggregate per year.<\/p>\n

We would not have glass and plastic without sand, or pennies without zinc. Quartz gives us silica for computer parts and limestone gives us calcium carbonate for antacids.\u00a0Aggregates<\/a>\u00a0are also used in air and water filtration and purification, respectively.<\/p>\n

Aggregates in Construction<\/b><\/p>\n

In terms of construction projects,\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0are used for concrete mixes. For this,\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0must be clean, hard, strong particles free of absorbed chemical coatings of clay and other fine materials.<\/p>\n

Aggregates make up 60-75% of the total volume of concrete, and is divided into two distinct categories, fine and coarse. Fine\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0usually consist of natural sand and stone, while coarse\u00a0aggregates<\/a>\u00a0consist of gravel and crushed stone.<\/p>\n

Aggregates being hauled by your\u00a0Florida\u00a0<\/a>trucking<\/a>\u00a0professionals strongly influence concrete\u2019s freshly mixed and hardened properties, mixture proportions and economy.<\/p>\n

Characteristics of\u00a0Aggregates<\/a>\u00a0are as follows:<\/p>\n