Standard Specification for Crushed Aggregate for Macadam Pavements

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1.1 This specification covers crushed aggregate suitable for use in the construction of dry- or water-bound macadam base courses and bituminous penetration macadam base and surface courses of pavements.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The inch-pound units, shown in parentheses, are for information only.
1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.

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Designation: D 693 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Crushed Aggregate for Macadam Pavements
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 693; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope Plasticity Index of Soils
D 4791 Test Method for Flat Particles, Elongated Particles,
1.1 This specification covers crushed aggregate suitable for
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or Flat and Elongated Particles in Coarse Aggregate
use in the construction of dry- or water-bound macadam base
D 5821 Test Method for Determining the Percentage of
courses and bituminous penetration macadam base and surface
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Fractured Particles in Coarse Aggregate
courses of pavements.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3. Ordering Information
standard. The inch-pound units, shown in parentheses, are for
3.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
information only.
the following information:
1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes
3.1.1 Name of material (Crushed Aggregate for Macadam
which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
Construction),
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered
3.1.2 ASTM designation (D 693 and year of issue),
as requirements of the standard.
3.1.3 Grading (Size Number) to be furnished (see 5.7 and
2. Referenced Documents Note 2),
3.1.4 Whether to be used in base course or surface course
2.1 ASTM Standards:
(see 5.1),
C 29/C 29M Test Method for Bulk Density (Unit Weight)
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3.1.5 Whether for dry- or waterbound construction, or
and Voids in Aggregate
bituminous construction (see 5.4),
C 88 Test Method for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of
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3.1.6 Quantity required, and
Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate
3.1.7 Special requirements.
C 131 Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-
Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los
4. General Characteristics
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Angeles Machine
4.1 Crushed Stone or Crushed Gravel—The crushed stone
C 136 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse
2 or crushed gravel shall consist of reasonably clean, tough,
Aggregates
durable fragments.
C 535 Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-
4.2 Crushed Slag—The crushed slag shall be air-cooled
Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los
2 blast-furnace slag and shall consist of fragments reasonably
Angeles Machine
3 clean, tough, durable, and consistent in density and quality.
D 75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
4.3 Choking Material for Dry- or Water-bound Macadam
D 448 Classification for Sizes of Aggregate for Road and
3 Base Courses—The choking material shall consist of natural
Bridge Construction
sand or the fine product resulting from crushing coarse
D 3665 Practice for Random Sampling of Construction
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aggregate.
Materials
D 4318 Test Method for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and
5. Physical Requirements
5.1 Degradation—The aggregates (with the exception of
1 Crushed Slag) shall conform to the following requirements:
This method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road and
Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.50 on
Base courses Surface courses
Aggregate Specifications.
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2003. Published May 2003. Originally Loss, Los Angeles Machine, max., % 50 40
approved in 1942. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D 693-98.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08.
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D693–03
NOTE 2—See Appendix X1 for guidance in selecting aggregate sizes.
5.2 Bulk Density of Slag—Air-cooled blast-furnace slag
coarse aggregate, when tested in size No. 57 or No. 8, shall
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6. Methods of Sampling and Testing
have a rodded bulk density not less than 1120 kg/m (70 lb/ft ).
5.3 Crushed Pieces in Gravel—For crushed gravel, the
6.1 Sample the aggregates and determine the properties in
portion of particles retained on the 4.75 mm (No. 4) sieve, shall
accordance with the following:
have no less than 75 % two fractured faces, by mass of that
6.1.1 Sampling—Practice D 75.
portion.
6.1.2 Degradation—Test Method C 131 or Test Method
C 535.
NOTE 1—Some sources
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