L. SCOPE LA This speeificution covers agen sate for use in. masonry mortar 12. The values stated in S 1 be regarded as the standard. nies are 2, REFERENCED DOCUMENTS: 2 AASHTO Standards Ma Tine Aggrenate for Portland Cerent Com crete Sampling af Ay sues Materials Finer than #5 um (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Ag gregates by Washing (Onganie Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Sieve: Analysis of Fine and Cowse Ag- sgregates fleet of Organi Inn purities in Fine Aggre gaie on Strength of Monar Specific Gravity end Absorption of Fine Agaregate Soundness of Aj ge lly Use of dium Sulfate or Mag nesiuen Sulfate 1112. Clay Lumps and Frise ble Puticles in Aggce- gate Lightweight Picees in ‘Aggregate 22 ASTM Standards C270 Specification for Mor tar for Unit Masonry ra VHS TT Brae bar wor idomiel ASTI Laer Standard Specification for Aggregate for Masonry Mortar AASHTO DESIGNATION: M 45-99? (ASTM DESIGNATION: € 144-97) 3. MATERIAL 3. Agmiepate for use in masony rnortar shall consist of naniral sand or nanufacured sun. Manufactured sand is he producs obiained by crushing stone, grvel, oF air-cooled inn hlast-fumace slag specially provessed to assure suita- lle particle shape as well as. gradation, 4, GRADING AL Aggregate for use in maconey snorar shall be graded within Ue fullov= limits, depending upon whether nat ral sind or mamulactured cane 1s 19 be (See lable entitled “Agen Grading Limits. 42 "The aggregate shall nor have more than $0 percent rettined beiween any two consecutive sieves of those listed: in 4.1 nor snore than 25 perceni berween 3U0-pn (No, 50) and dhe 150-1 (No. HOH sieve. 43H the finenoss modulus varios be more tun 0.20 front the value as- sumed in selecting proportions for the mortar, the aggregate shall be rejected. antes suitable adjustinente are made in proportions to compensate for the change vn grading sed NOTH 1—Torheary constuction employ in jos thicker than 12.5 mm (Ms in) 3 soaner aggregate may be desirable: tor such Work a fine aggtegate contorming 19 M1 64s satisiactry 44 When an aggregate tals the gra tation limits spevified in 4, and 4.2. it ‘may be used provided the monar can be prepared to comply with the aggrenate ratio, waler retention, and compressive strength rejuirements of the propeny specifications of ASTM © 270, S, COMPOSITION 5.1 Deleierious Substances —The amount of deleterious substances in ag- zregate for masonry mortat, each deter tnined en independent samples comply ing wath the grading requirements of S tion 4 shall not exceed the following Neasinum Mass (ay uongs and fale paces le Ligiweigh patel Hualtag 01 hyo! shay aguas 5.2 Organic Impuriies: Baul The a Except as herein provided, aggre subjected to the test for organic Inport ties and producing a color darker Urs the sandacd shall be rejected, 5.2.2 Aggregate failing in the test ray be used pravided that the discolorue tion is due principally to the presences fof small quantities. of cos, lignite, or similar disercte panicles. 52.3 Aggregate failing in the test may be sed provided that, when tested for the effest of onunie ianpurities on strength of mortar by T 71, the relative strength at 7 days 1 aot less than 95 erect, 6. SOUNDNESS GA Except as herein provided, ag gregure subjected 10 five cycles of the sourdness lst shall show a lust,20 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS M45 pace wa TA. sampling Sieve Size Nowra Sand Manufactured Suu Modulas—T 27, ee a ee TAS Mba af Ml. ae} is sion Then pm Wo. 20) Sere 711, 1.8-min (No, 16) TW te 100 Wo 100 VLA Organic Imparitios—T 21, ino ee ee ues TAS. Olurc purixen weighted in accordance with the grading fof a sample complying with the limita: ticus scl forth in Section 4, not greater than 10. percent when sodiuns sulfate ix used of 15 percent when inagnesium sulfate is used, 6.2 Aggregate falling wo meet me requirements of 6.1 may be accepted, provided thal mortar of comparable properties made from simnilar aggregates From the same source bas been exposed to weathering, similar on that to be en- countered, for a pesiod uf more than 5 ‘yeurs without appreciable disintegration, 7. METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING. “Sample and test the aggregate in accordance with the following proce TU TAT Lighiweight Constituents 13, TAB T 104, TAS Density—Dewernine the Bulk Specific Gravity (Sanmated Surface Dry Basis) of the fine ayeregate in accor- dance with 'T 84, The specific gravity equals the density expressed im units of giem®, The density of the fine apgrepate in fer? is used in the calculation of the air content of the mortars, as requived by ASTM C 270, cles Soundness