ASTM C615-03

Standard Specification for Granite Dimension Stone

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the material characteristics, physical requirements, and sampling method appropriate to the selection of granite dimension stone for general building and structural purposes. Granite dimension stone shall include stone that is sawed, cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped, and shall specifically exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially aggregated units composed of fragments, crushed and broken stone. Granite stones covered here shall be used for: exterior and interior cladding of buildings and structures; curbstone, paving, and landscape features; structural components having established dimensions; grade separations and retaining walls; and monuments. The physical property requirements to which granite stones shall adhere to are absorption by weight, density, compressive weight, modulus of rupture, abrasion resistance, and flexural strength.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the material characteristics, physical requirements, and sampling appropriate to the selection of granite for general building and structural purposes.  
1.2 Granite dimension stone shall include stone that is sawed, cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped, and shall specifically exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially aggregated units composed of fragments, crushed and broken stone.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 73.020 - Mining and quarrying
• ICS: 91.100.15 - Mineral materials and products
• Technical Committee: C18 - Dimension Stone
• Drafting Committee: C18.03 - Material Specifications

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C615-99 - Standard Specification for Granite Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM C615/C615M-10 - Standard Specification for Granite Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2010
• Referred By: ASTM C1721-22 - Standard Guide for Petrographic Examination of Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1242-23 - Standard Guide for Selection, Design, and Installation of Dimension Stone Attachment Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1528/C1528M-20 - Standard Guide for Selection of Dimension Stone
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1401-23 - Standard Guide for Structural Sealant Glazing
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C615 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Granite Dimension Stone
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C615; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 4.1.1 Exterior and interior cladding of buildings and struc-
tures;
1.1 This specification covers the material characteristics,
4.1.2 Curbstone, paving, and landscape features;
physical requirements, and sampling appropriate to the selec-
4.1.3 Structural components having established dimensions;
tion of granite for general building and structural purposes.
4.1.4 Grade separations and retaining walls; and
1.2 Granite dimension stone shall include stone that is
4.1.5 Monuments.
sawed, cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped, and shall
specifically exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially
5. Physical Properties
aggregated units composed of fragments, crushed and broken
5.1 Granite supplied under this specification shall conform
stone.
to the physical requirements prescribed in Table 1. See 5.1.2
2. Referenced Documents for possible variations from this table.
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5.1.1 The minimum compressive strength, flexural strength,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
and modulus of rupture shall be based upon the minimum
C97 TestMethodsforAbsorptionandBulkSpecificGravity
average strength of specimens tested in four conditions: wet or
of Dimension Stone
dry and parallel or perpendicular to rift.
C99 Test Method for Modulus of Rupture of Dimension
5.1.2 The physical properties given in Table 1 represent
Stone
properties of granite that have a history of successful use for
C119 Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone
general building and structural purposes. Granite with strength
C170 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Dimension
or abrasion resistance less than the minimum values prescribed
Stone
in Table 1 may be used provided that competent engineering
C241 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Stone Sub-
authority has evaluated relevant characteristics of the granite.
jected to Foot Traffic
This evaluation shall consider both structural effects and
C880 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Dimension
material characteristics such as durability, permanent volume
Stone
change, modulus of elasticity. thermal expansion, and the like.
C1353 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Dimension
5.2 Granite shall be sound, durable, and free of spalls,
Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic Using a Rotary Platform,
cracks, open seams, pits, or other defects that are likely to
Double-Head Abraser
impair its structural integrity in its intended use.
3. Terminology 5.3 Granite shall be free of minerals that may cause objec-
tionable staining under normal environments of use.
3.1 Definitions—All definitions are in accordance with Ter-
5.4 The desired color and texture, with their permissible
minology C119.
natural variations in material characteristics for all material to
4. Classification
be produced for the project, shall be established by control
samples. Select representative samples by viewing a sufficient
4.1 Granitedimensionstoneunderthisspecificationshall be
number of physical samples prior to production that show the
granite used for:
complete range of variations in color and texture of the granite
specified.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C18 on
Dimension Stone and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C18.03 on
6. Sampling
Material Specifications.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2003. Published January 2004. Originally 6.1 Samples, if required, for testing to determine the char-
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as C615 – 99. DOI:
acteristics and physical properties shall be representative of the
10.1520/C0615-03.
granite to be used.
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C615 – 03
TABLE 1 Physical Requirements
NOTE—The material property values in Table 1 were established using samples prepared according to the individual test methods. Finishes, other than
those specified in the individual test methods, may result in a deviation from established values.
Physical Property Test Requirements Test Method(s)
Absorption by weight, max, % 0
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