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18: 2386 (Part 1) -1963 (Reatirmed 2002) Indian Standard REAFFIRMED?) METHODS OF TEST FOR AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE PART PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE (Fourteenth Reprint SEPTEMBER 2004) ~ Upc 691.322:620.1 A CONTROL COPY © Copyright 1963, BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG . NEW DELHI 110002 Ges October 1963, 1S : 2586 (Part 1) - 1963 Indian Standard METHODS OF TEST FOR AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE PART | PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE ‘Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, BDC 2 Chairman Beprevning (ua. Nan ‘Thm Concrete Auscltlon of India, Bombay “Mentere Sexe, VTaaniens (Alena het i, Namba) Pe Tbe $c Pht tee Reedrieeh aes EP, SEES EEE TEM, « sent Eterm (aman eS ERE" ““tpea remine tet ter hee" Rerearwerrett Da RIK Hastasosor” ‘The Amoelated Goment Companine 4d, Bombay Saat Y. Ne Pat Alana Sent Csas Gao tery oot Cat Sime Ginecrm. Sraxmanse Hosa Dee iandarde” Orgasaation Can ee cn trene: iis of Haeays) suas Bout 6.8, Joshi a Go, Private Led, Bombay sche BE Sotermeat Comet any Sor i "ict of cocomis DeflnnsCoordinicn Remarch Taatete (CSIR), Seas P.L Das (Alternate) aor 8 Memes = Sm ¥- 3 atonas Tin arate Amino a Bombay Eas cures (atures) Oe ou “entiation of Baginers Todi), Cente Sear GB Bases etioa Ptgr ‘Ogun (intey of a ‘Works, Hoosing’& Halsblation) ox Rano Sono ( Atuenat Pace GE Ranaswant ("Gente Building, Research Tastitate (CSTR), ing ¢ ‘Seat K. Sv Paunan (Alumnate) Continued om pone) BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MAO. NEW DELI! 110002 Raragemrcanir® “itrtin Barn Ld, Caleutia BEER Gctvons Roy Dalmin Cement Barat) Id. Oaloti, Seomerane Betai Sound st Unigation 2 Power (Minietey of Baio G. 8, senor Ee eS heawoae (Alernaay Tdi Boeds Wine, Mtaery of Treneport & Commu: atone ‘gens NH. Kawase ( Alernate) Dac Vinten lector, 1 (Be fee Member) " ‘Bepaty Dic Bide) Serary sens Ar Parmer Rag stn Atinant Dirctor (Bldg), 1ST Concrete Subcommittee, BDC 2:2 Concer aGfoeur Juhi & Go, Private Li, Bombay ‘Amsuzase DraccronSraxvanoe Research, Designs & Standards Organisation saat De page Ebi Branch, Aray Howds SENN H Deeer te ooou Gof Waters fever Common (Mansy of Triguton 2 Power) sunt ELS MOM (AME csarate Ganeral_ of Sappion Dipole ; in of Seonomls& Bronce Crrdnaion} Desseroe se Remarch Laboratory, Hyderabad Siar Gnas Merch Fe Wor Brprot Sear A Marae Mitre Bunge Orgeninction (Miniary ol Works, Housing’® Retabittation) ua B.S furvawonrny ( Alrate} eat Gri iawn ia Yai & Porer Comuinion (Minty ot Seat PC Hara Goologeal Survey of Todin, Caleta Seen ations nmin a dl Homtny Da REE boar A “ABS Rog Remaroh Inte (CER Paor.0.8. Ramsswany Cintra Balding Remarc Tnmitaio (CSIR, ~ ‘Suns, Sra Paanan (Alternate) saat TM Rae “Salamon India Lt, Bombay anit, Poomano (Alera) sorte Sate Marista,” Contral Publi Work Department finns RP. Soexa (Alerate) out. Braithwaite Born & Jeep Contraction Co, Ld 1S : 2586 (Part 1) 1963 Indian Standard METHODS OF TEST FOR AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE PART | PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE 0 FOREWORD is Indian Standard (Part I) was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution on 22 August 1963, after the draft fitalized by the Cement and Concrete Sectional Commitee had been approved by the Building Division Council. 02 Onc ofthe major contributing factors to the quality of concrete i the quality of aggregates used therein. The test methods given inthis standard re intended oat in acing the quality of aggregate tn 4 given station, fora particular aggregate, it may not behctenary to fstessallthe qualities and therefore ht necensary to determine belore, hand the purpose for which a concrete i being wed and tae qualities of theaggregate which require to be aucned. “Accordingly, the relevant text methods may be chosen from attongt the varius eas covered th tnd or the connec of the ay he en th are rouped into the following eight parts of Indian Standard Methods ‘Fen Yor Aggregates for Goncrete (13 2386-1963) PartI Particle Size and Shape Part I Estimation of Deleteriour Materials and Organic apie Part IIE Specie Gravity, Dens, Voids, Aborpionand Bulking @ Faciv Mechansn Propersee Pan Soundnen Part VI Meaturing Mortar Making Propet of Fine Aggregate art VIE allall Aggregate Reatety Por VII Perognphic amin Sanda has taken into conderaton the vies of Ue ence ee I teing tutor comune and tecogher ta ha ee a ‘sida the practices flowed ats court Forte he need ot 3 ————————————— 1S : 2386 (Part 1) - 1963 international co-ordination among standards prevailing in different Rhantries of the world has also been recognized. ‘These considerations led {he Sectional Gommaittes to derive asistance from the published standards | ‘and publications of the following organizations: ih Standards Ins “American Society for Testing and Materials 0.4 Wherever a reference to any Indian Standard appears in these Siddiods: i shal be taken as a reference to its Tatest version. (05 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of Standard is Complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, ex Hing the result of 2. test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance ETS 1251960. Rules for Rounding OW Numerical Values ( Revised), “The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value inthis standard, 046 This standard is intended chiefly to cover the technical provisions ‘cling eating of aggregates for encrete and doe not cove all the ‘necessary provisions of a contract 1, SCOPE 11 This standard (Part) covers the following tests for aggregates for 1) Sieve analysis, 1) Determination of materials finer than 75-micron, 6) Determination of flakiness index, @) Determination of elongation index, and ¢) Determination of angularity number. 2, SIEVE ANALYSIS 2.1 Object — This method covers the procedure for the determination of Farielé size dstibuton of fine, Coarse and” allineaggregates by Bieving or rcreening. 2.2 Apparatus ‘2a Sieves —Sieves of the sizer given. in Table I, conforming to 18 1460-1962 Specification for Test Sieves( Revised) shall be used. ‘4 eee ed 1S : 2386 (Part 1) - 1963 ee ‘TABLE 1,15 SIEVES FOR SIEVE ANALYSIS OF ‘AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE. (tous 223) te serve Dasonasion® igure tle perforated plate gm, 6mm, Him, dO, omy eT Eig tt Ne Fine roth wire cloth fon, Fitme, Fem, semi, ‘Sitnlern, ib neron, Eales 22.2 Balance —"The balance or scale shall be such that itis readable oe aaa O-1 percent of the weight of the test sample. 123 Sample — The weight of sample available shall be not less than the 23 Stic in Table {1 ‘The sample for sieving (see Table 11) shall Sere fm the larger se ther by quartering or ‘by means of a sample divider ee "TABLE 11 MINIMUM WEIGHTS FOR SAMPLING Masane Sine Pasar Mrwowcae Wren oF ie eoneroerta Minne berarense "poovonrons| ‘on Dore =m he o 199 s A we & 2A Test Progedare for Coarse and Fine Ageregnte AA The sample shall be brought to an airy, condition before worth gtuna' sieving. This may be achieved either by drying at room NEBUIN teor by heating ata temperature of 100° 110°C, The aie-dry semeiC hall be weighed and sieved successively on the appropriate Sf taing with ieeges. Gre tal be tentoenrre ha he — 15 12386 ( Part 1) - 1963 2.42 ach seve hal shaken paral ove sy et sieve that Re in any eave for a. perod of not lest {race Paseeking shal be done with & varied ‘mace a Sie and anode, nd with frequent jersing, F tept moving over the aad with frequent ema changing.divecuons. Material shall not, be eeu oe presure but on sieves coarser. than hsgugh the ariel ie permited. Lumps of fine. materia, if pny Pcie oF Pen oy gente pressure with fingers against, the, de Present may be Woe ig witha soft brush onthe underside of the ane eye used to clear the sieve Openings. “243 Light brushing with 2 fine camel hair brash may be wed on nd ent agreguion of powder rath tall not be wed ras See api tothe trlce ofthe rn Pet aces through the mesh. 24:3: On completion of sieving, the material retained on each sieve, tattner with any material cleaned from the mesh, shall be weighed. 244 Tn order to prevent binding of the sive APES soci Te erecta of aggregate placed on exch seve shall be such that ‘the weight of the ‘Fred on the sieve at completion of the peration saat greater tha ‘SEmple weights given in Sperations om each ive. ‘Nore 1 — For many routine purponss mechanical saving i advantagnou, AT lean UasE te Esnd'be taken 0 wnauro that Ure aaving Nore 2 — ‘The flloming aterative precede is permimible where tee uithZSdicemtte sly te camlativeporsotags Ase i be pane hroagh the largest of the appre te acion ehh puss the ave wall steed tall nwo Ube Foti: 2S Test Procedure for Allia-Aggregates, or Mixed Coarse and Fine 2 Tigaten The weight of sample available shall not be less than the 6 ee 1S : 2386 (Part 1) - 1963 ‘weight given in Table II, The sample for sieving (see Table IV) shall Be Brepared from the larger sample either by quartering or by means of 2iEibte divider. Itahall be brought to air

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