1 Scope
This part of PD 6682 gives guidance on the use of BS EN 13055‑1 in the UK. BS EN 13055‑1 which specifies the properties of lightweight aggregates and lightweight filler aggregates
obtained by processing natural, manufactured, by-product or recycled materials and
mixtures of these aggregates for use in concrete, mortar and grout in buildings, roads
and civil engineering works.
BS EN 13055‑1
covers lightweight aggregates of mineral origin having particle densities not exceeding
2 000 kg/m3 (2.00 Mg/m3) or loose bulk densities not exceeding 1 200 kg/m3 (1.20 Mg/m3), including:
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a) natural aggregates;
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b) aggregates manufactured from natural materials and/or from by-products of industrial
processes;
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c) by-products of industrial processes;
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d) recycled aggregates.