Standard Specification for

Concrete Made by Volumetric

Batching and Continuous Mixing

AASHTO Designation: M 241M/M 241-06

ASTM Designation: C 685/C 685M-01

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Standard Specification for

Concrete Made by Volumetric

Batching and Continuous Mixing

AASHTO Designation: M 241M/M 241-06

ASTM Designation: C 685/C 685M-01

AASHTO M 241-M/M 241-06 is identical to ASTM C 685/C 685M-01 except for the following
provisions:
1. All references to the ASTM Standards contained in ASTM C 685/C 685M-01 listed in the
following table shall be replaced with the corresponding AASHTO Standard.
Referenced Standards
ASTM AASHTO
C 31 T 23
C 33 M 6 and M 80
C 39 T 22
C 109 T 106
C 138 T 121M/T 121
C 143 T 119M/T 119
C 150 M 85
C 172 T 141
C 173 T 196M/T 196
C 191 T 131
C 231 T 152
C 260 M 154
C 330 M 195
C 494 M 194
C 595 M 240
C 618 M 295

2. Section 6 (Ordering Information), Section 11 (Strength), and Section 12 (Failure To Meet

Strength Requirements) are excluded.
3. The following Table 2 shall be used in lieu of Table 2 of ASTM C 685/C 685M-01.
Table 2—Chemical Limitations for Wash Water
Limits Test Method
Chemical requirements, maximum concentration
Chloride as Cl(–1) expressed as a percent by mass of cement when added to the Cl(–1) in the
other components of the concrete mixture shall not exceed the following levels:
1. Prestressed Concrete 0.06 percent AASHTO T 260
2. Conventionally reinforced concrete in a moist environment and exposed to chloride 0.10 percent
3. Conventionally reinforced concrete in a moist environment but not exposed to chloride 0.15 percent
4. Above ground building construction where the concrete will stay dry No limit for corrosion
Sulfate as SO4, ppma 3,000 ASTM D 516
Alkalies as (Na4O + 0.658 K2O), ppm 600 ASTM D 516
Total solids, ppm 50,000 AASHTO T 26
a
Wash water reused as mixing water in concrete may exceed listed concentrations of sulfate if it can be shown that the concentration calculated in the total mixing
water, including mixing water on the aggregate and other sources, does not exceed the stated limits.

TS-3b M 241M/M 241-1 AASHTO

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 4. The following referenced document is added to Section 2.3 of ASTM C 685/C 685M-01:
 M 307 Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures.
5. Add a new section to ASTM C 685/C 685M-01 as follows:
5.1.8 Silica Fume— Silica fume shall conform to Specification M 307.

TS-3b M 241M/M 241-2 AASHTO

© 2008 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
All rights reserved. Duplication is a violation of applicable law.