ASTM C1799/C1799M-14
(Guide)Standard Guide to Dimension Stone Test Specimen Sampling and Preparation
Standard Guide to Dimension Stone Test Specimen Sampling and Preparation
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 The purpose of testing dimension stone is to quantify the various material properties of the stone. The test should consistently predict performance of the stone in a specific application. Many of the test methods that have been developed are specific and attempt to approximate the anticipated behavior of the stone in the manner that is intended to be used, such as flexural strength, compressive strength, and anchor strength. Other test methods provide general information about the stone, such as absorption and density. Test data provides the designer with information required to produce rational designs and assess if the stone will perform adequately for its intended use.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers sampling, selection, preparation, and conditioning of specimens that will be used to test material properties of dimension stone.
1.2 This guide sets forth basic recommendations for sampling and preparation of dimension stone test specimens and provides information regarding variables that should be considered.
1.3 This guide is intended to be used by architects, engineers, contractors and material suppliers who design, select, specify, install, purchase, fabricate, finish, or test natural stone products for construction applications.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: C1799/C1799M − 14
Standard Guide to
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Dimension Stone Test Specimen Sampling and Preparation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1799/C1799M; 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.
INTRODUCTION
Dimension stones are products of nature, and as such, are subject to the variability and
unpredictability that is associated with all products harvested in nature. Testing of dimension stones
to generate reliable data on which engineering decisions can be based has been a standard procedure
in the industry for decades. The reliability of the data produced is largely influenced by the care and
protocol used in obtaining and preparing the stone test specimens.
1. Scope C99 Test Method for Modulus of Rupture of Dimension
Stone
1.1 This guide covers sampling, selection, preparation, and
C119 Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone
conditioning of specimens that will be used to test material
C120 Test Methods of Flexure Testing of Slate (Breaking
properties of dimension stone.
Load, Modulus of Rupture, Modulus of Elasticity)
1.2 This guide sets forth basic recommendations for sam-
C121 Test Method for Water Absorption of Slate
pling and preparation of dimension stone test specimens and
C170 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Dimension
provides information regarding variables that should be con-
Stone
sidered.
C217 Test Method for Weather Resistance of Slate
C241 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Stone Sub-
1.3 This guide is intended to be used by architects,
engineers, contractors and material suppliers who design, jected to Foot Traffic
C880 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Dimension Stone
select, specify, install, purchase, fabricate, finish, or test natural
stone products for construction applications. C1352 Test Method for Flexural Modulus of Elasticity of
Dimension Stone
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
C1353 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Dimension
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic Using a Rotary Platform
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
Abraser
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
3. Terminology
with the standard.
3.1 Refer to Terminology C119.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3.2 Definitions:
3.2.1 sample—a small part or quantity of stone, usually a
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- slab, panel, or ashlar, that is cut from a larger block of stone.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.2.2 specifying authority—party requiring testing of di-
mension stone material.
2. Referenced Documents
3.2.3 specimen—an individual piece of stone that is cut
from a sample to be used for physical or mechanical testing.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C97 Test Methods forAbsorption and Bulk Specific Gravity
4. Significance and Use
of Dimension Stone
4.1 Thepurposeoftestingdimensionstoneistoquantifythe
various material properties of the stone. The test should
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C18 on
consistently predict performance of the stone in a specific
Dimension Stone and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C18.08 on
application. Many of the test methods that have been devel-
Selection of Dimension Stone.
oped are specific and attempt to approximate the anticipated
Current edition approved May 1, 2014. Published June 2014. DOI: 10.1520/
C1799_C1799M-14. behavior of the stone in the manner that is intended to be used,
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such as flexural strength, compressive strength, and anchor would logically fall between the true parallel and true perpen-
strength. Other test methods provide general information about dicular orientations, it is not normally sampled.
thestone,suchasabsorptionanddensity.Testdataprovidesthe
5.4 The historic sampling procedures are obtainable when
designer with information required to produce rational designs
the fabricator of the stone has access to cubic blocks of the
and assess if the stone will perform adequately for its intended
material. Slabs must be cut from two perpendicular faces of the
use.
block to establish the proper rift plane orientation in the tes
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