Several aggregate test methods used in evaluating the mechanical strength and predicting the performance of aggregate have been in use since the 1930s. Today there is a need for precise tests that have a demonstrated correlation with field performance. The micro-Deval test has good multi-laboratory precision and is a suitable replacement for the sulphate soundness test for fine aggregate. A micro-Deval test on coarse aggregate is a useful means of predicting performance of aggregate in concrete, bituminous pavement and as granular base.
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Chris Rogers (1998) studied this question.