文摘
A set of 39 different volcanic rocks was studied for performance as crushed stone for road surfacing (wearing course) aggregates using two technological tests: the polished stone value (PSV) test, aimed at evaluating resistance to polishing (skid resistance), and the Nordic abrasion value (AN) test, as a proxy to wear by studded tires (resistance to abrasion). In order to understand better the observed relationships, the studied volcanic rocks were split into five petrographic-technological subgroups (rhyolite/porphyry, phonolites, basalts s.l., spilites, and melaphyres/diabase) based on their composition, rock fabric, geological age, and post-genetic history. Response of each of these subgroups to the applied tests is not always the same, but generally is controlled by composition and rock macro- and microfabric. Despite the fact that positive contributors to skid resistance (e.g., increasing contrasting hardness of rock-forming components, presence or absence of certain phenocrysts) have the opposite effect on wear by studded tires, it is not possible to make any reliable prediction of PSV from AN or vice versa.