GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES AND ITS SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR AGGREGATES EXPOSED IN JAY DAM MOHMAND DISTRICT, KPK PROVINCE, PAKISTAN

Abstract

We analysed and looked at the aggregates from the proposed dam site in the Jay hamlet of Mohmand Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The research location was arid and various samples were collected in order to find physio mechanical properties of rock on which the dam is constructed. In the dam site the exposed rocks were mostly Low grade metamorphic rocks which majorly consist of shangla blue schist of creataceous age. The petrography results shows the abundance of Micas, garnets and quartz in schist. Furthermore, from the dam site, we took numerous samples of rocks. The samples were gathered at random from several locations close to the study area. We took the samples we had collected into the labs to run various tests on them. Sieve analysis, the Proctor Test, the Porosity Test, the Compressive Strength Test, the Slump Test, and the Los Angeles Abrasion Test are all part of the tests. Although the tests took a while, we were focused on gathering accurate data. We obtained the lab's desire data. The test findings showed that the rocks exposed in the area had less porosity with high degree of hardness, indicating that the area was well suited for usage as an aggregate as a construction material