Graffeo, J.
Due to the rapid deterioration of the decks of two bridges located in Columbia County in 1994, respondent conducted a study which concluded that the presence of phyllite, a metamorphic derivative of sedimentary rocks, in the gravel aggregate that is mixed with concrete had caused "popouts" and "scaling." The shale-like phyllite was found to have had a tendency to split along internal laminations, thereby causing premature deterioration of surfaces from...
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