Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The pumice aggregates of Lipari Island (Aeolian Isles-Italy)

Les granulats de ponce de l'Ile de Lipari (Iles Eoliennes-Italie)

  • International Symposium on Aggregates
  • Themes 6. Artificial and Low Quality Aggregates
  • Published:
Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

In the Island of Lipari (Aeolian Archipelago) there is a large pumice deposit. The pumice is exploited in an open-cast mine through mechanical means and taken to crushing and screening plants.

Aggregates for urban construction, gravel and powder are obtained.

The aggregates are used in the manufacture of light concrete.

Nowadays the possibility of using pumice aggregates in order to obtain light structural concrete is being studied.

Résumé

Un grand gisement de ponce est exploité à ciel ouvert par moyens mécaniques dans l'ile de Lipari (Iles Eoliennes). Les matériaux sont envoyés directement aux installations de broyage et de tamisage et on en tire granules et poudres. Ces granulats trouvent un large emploi dans le conditionnement de bétons légers pour la réalisation de “blocs” utilisés pour l'isolation acoustique ou thermique et pour leur résistance mécanique. Actuellement, on étudie la possibilité d'utiliser les granulats de ponce pour le conditionnement de bétons légers structuraux.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. FAILLA A., MANCUSO P., MIRAGLIA N., RUISI V., (1982): Indagine teorico-sperimentale sui calcestruzzi leggeri confezionati con inerti di pomice. Reprint from l'Industria Italiana del Cemento, n. 3, 1982, pp. 197–204.

  2. MANCUSO P., MIRAGLIA N., RUISI V., (1983): I problemi del ritiro e dell'aderenza nei calcestruzzi leggeri confezionati con inerti di pomice. Reprint from L'Industria Italiana del Cemento, n. 10, 1983, 13 pp.

  3. PICHLER H. (1980): The Island of Lipari. Rendiconti Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 36 (1), 1980, pp. 415–440.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Palermo, Italy

    Sciorta R.

Authors
  1. Liguori V.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sciorta R.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ruisi V.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Institute of Scienza delle Costruzioni.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Liguori, V., Sciorta, R. & Ruisi, V. The pumice aggregates of Lipari Island (Aeolian Isles-Italy). Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 30, 431–434 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02594356

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02594356

Keywords

Search

Navigation