ASTM C1105-05
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Carbonate Rock Reaction
Standard Test Method for Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Carbonate Rock Reaction
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1.1 This test method covers the determination, by measurement of length change of concrete prisms, the susceptibility of cement-aggregate combinations to expansive alkali-carbonate reaction involving hydroxide ions associated with alkalies (sodium and potassium) and certain calcitic dolomites and dolomitic limestones.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.3This 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:C1105–05
Standard Test Method for
Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Carbonate Rock
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Reaction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 1105; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope C511 Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets,
Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the
1.1 This test method covers the determination, by measure-
Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
ment of length change of concrete prisms, the susceptibility of
C 586 Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Car-
cement-aggregate combinations to expansive alkali-carbonate
bonate Rocks for Concrete Aggregates (Rock Cylinder
reaction involving hydroxide ions associated with alkalies
Method)
(sodium and potassium) and certain calcitic dolomites and
C 595 Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements
dolomitic limestones.
C 670 Practice for Preparing Precision Statements for Test
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Methods for Construction Materials
standard.
C 702 Practice for Reducing Field Samples ofAggregate to
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Testing Size
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3. Terminology
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1 Terminology used in this standard is defined in Termi-
2. Referenced Documents nology C 125 or Descriptive Nomenclature C 294.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Significance and Use
C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates
4.1 Two types of alkali reactivity of aggregates have been
C 125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete
described in the literature: the alkali-silica reaction involving
Aggregates
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certain siliceous rocks, minerals, and artificial glasses (1), and
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
the alkali-carbonate reaction involving dolomite in certain
C 157/C 157M Test Method for Length Change of Hard-
calcitic dolomites and dolomitic limestones (2). This test
ened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete
method is not recommended as a means to detect combinations
C 233 Test Method for Testing Air-Entraining Admixtures
susceptible to expansion due to alkali-silica reaction since it
for Concrete
wasnotevaluatedforthisuseintheworkreportedbyBuck(2).
C 294 Descriptive Nomenclature of Constituents of Con-
This test method is not applicable to aggregates that do not
crete Aggregates
contain or consist of carbonate rock (see Descriptive Nomen-
C 295 Guide for Petrographic Examination of Aggregates
clature C 294).
for Concrete
4.2 This test method is intended for evaluating the behavior
C 490 Practice for Use of Apparatus for the Determination
of specific combinations of concrete-making materials to be
of Length Change of Hardened Cement Paste, Mortar, and
used in the work. However, provisions are made for the use of
Concrete
substitute materials when required. This test method assesses
the potential for expansion of concrete caused by alkali-
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on carbonate rock reaction from tests performed under prescribed
Concrete and ConcreteAggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
laboratory curing conditions that will probably differ from field
C09.26 on Chemical Reactions.
Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally
approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as C 1105 – 95(2002).
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the ASTM website. this test method.
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C1105–05
conditions. Thus, actual field performance will not be dupli- 6.1.2.1 In the case of construction where several size ranges
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cated due to differences in wetting and drying, temperature, coarser than the 19.0-mm ( ⁄4-in.) sieve are contemplated, each
other factors, or combinations of these (see Appendix X1). ofthesemay,ifdesired,beseparatelycrushedtopassthissieve
4.3 Use of this test method is of particular value when and may be tested separately.
samples of aggregate from a sour
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