FprEN 13139
(Main)Aggregates for mortar
Aggregates for mortar
This document specifies the characteristics of aggregates and filler aggregates obtained by processing natural, manufactured or recycled materials and mixtures of these aggregates for use in mortars, renders and screeds, e.g. masonry mortar, floor/screed mortar, surfacing of internal walls (plastering mortar), rendering of external walls, special bedding materials, repair mortar and grouts for buildings, roads and civil engineering works.
It covers aggregates having an oven dried particle density greater than 2,00 Mg/m3. It also covers recycled and manufactured aggregate with particle densities greater than 1,50 Mg/m3.
NOTE 1 Assessment of the density of recycled aggregates is typically carried out on coarse fractions.
NOTE 2 Lightweight aggregates are specified in EN 13055.
Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) of aggregates to this document are given in EN 16236.
Aggregates used in construction are meant to comply with all the relevant European standards for aggregates. These standards include comprehensive and specific provisions for natural aggregates, manufactured aggregates and recycled aggregates, dealing with, for example, the volume stability and loss of ignition of certain manufactured aggregates (slag, fly ash).
Gesteinskörnungen für Mörtel
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Merkmale von Gesteinskörnungen und Füllern fest, die durch Aufbereitung natürlicher, industriell hergestellter oder rezyklierter Stoffe und ihrer Mischungen gewonnen werden und für die Verwendung in Mörtel, Außenputz und Estrich, z. B. Mauermörtel, Estrichmörtel, Innenputzmörtel, Außenputz¬mörtel, besondere Vergussmörtel, Reparaturmörtel und Einpressmörtel, bestimmt und für den Einsatz im Hochbau, im Straßenbau und bei Ingenieurbauten vorgesehen sind.
Sie gilt für Gesteinskörnungen mit einer Rohdichte von mehr als 2,00 Mg/m3. Sie umfasst auch rezyklierte sowie industriell hergestellte Gesteinskörnungen mit einer Rohdichte größer als 1,50 Mg/m3, wobei die entsprechenden Vorbehalte gelten (siehe Anhang A). Die Bewertung der Dichte von rezyklierten Gesteinskörnungen wird normalerweise an groben Kornfraktionen durchgeführt.
ANMERKUNG 1 Eigenschaften von leichten Gesteinskörnungen siehe EN 13055.
Der Einsatz von Gesteinskörnungen als Boden wird von dieser Norm nicht abgedeckt.
ANMERKUNG 2 Wegen der großen Unterschiede in den geologischen und pedologischen Gegebenheiten in Europa sind genauere Informationen zu Bodenstoffen in Dokumenten zu finden, die sich mit ihrer Verwendung am jeweiligen Einsatzort befassen.
Anhang A (normativ) enthält eine Liste von betrachteten Ausgangsstoffen, die in den Anwendungsbereich der Norm fallen.
Festlegungen hinsichtlich der Bewertung und Überprüfung der Leistungsbeständigkeit (AVCP, en: Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance) von Gesteinskörnungen nach dieser Norm sind in EN 16236 zu finden.
Gesteinskörnungen für die Verwendung im Bauwesen müssen alle Anforderungen der einschlägigen Europäischen Normen über diese Stoffe erfüllen. Diese Normen legen allgemeine und besondere Anforderungen an natürliche Gesteinskörnungen, industriell hergestellte Gesteinskörnungen und rezyklierte Gesteinskörnungen, wie beispielsweise hinsichtlich der Volumenstabilität und dem Glühverlust bestimmter industriell hergestellter Gesteinskörnungen (Schlacke, Flugasche) fest.
Granulats pour mortiers
Cette Norme Européenne spécifie les caractéristiques des granulats et des fillers élaborés à partir de matériaux naturels, artificiels ou recyclés et de mélanges de ces granulats utilisés dans les mortiers, les mortiers d'enduit et les mortiers pour chapes, par exemple : mortier de maçonnerie, mortier pour chape ou plancher, surfaçage des parois intérieures (mortier pour enduit), enduit des parois extérieures, matériaux spéciaux de scellement, mortier pour réparation, mortier de coulis pour les bâtiments, routes et travaux de génie civil.
Elle s'applique aux granulats dont la masse volumique réelle après séchage à l'étuve est supérieure à 2,00 Mg/m3. Elle s'applique également aux granulats recyclés et artificiels dont la masse volumique réelle est supérieure à 1,50 Mg/m3, avec les mises en garde appropriées (voir Annexe A). L’évaluation de la densité des granulats recyclés est typiquement effectuée sur les gravillons.
NOTE 1 Les propriétés des granulats légers sont spécifiées dans l’EN 13055.
L’utilisation de sol n’est pas couverte par la présente norme.
NOTE 2 en raison de l’importante variabilité des conditions géologiques et pédologiques en Europe, la définition précise du sol peut être trouvée dans les documents relatifs à l’application sur le lieu d’utilisation.
Une liste des origines des matériaux qui ont été prises en considération et relèvent du domaine d'application de la présente norme est donnée en Annexe A (normative).
Les exigences relatives à l’Evaluation et la Vérification de la Constance des Performances (EVCP) des produits de cette norme européenne sont spécifiées dans le FprEN 16236.
Les granulats utilisés dans la construction doivent respecter toutes les exigences des Normes européennes concernées pour les granulats. Ces dernières contiennent les exigences générales et particulières relatives aux granulats naturels, aux granulats artificiels et recyclés, et traitent par exemple de la stabilité volumique et la perte au feu de certain granulats artificiels (laitier, cendres volantes).
Agregati za malte
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-julij-2015
Agregati za malte
Aggregates for mortar
Gesteinskörnungen für Mortel
Granulats pour mortiers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13139
ICS:
91.100.10 Cement. Mavec. Apno. Malta Cement. Gypsum. Lime.
Mortar
91.100.15 Mineralni materiali in izdelki Mineral materials and
products
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
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prEN 13139
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2015
ICS 91.100.15 Will supersede EN 13139:2002
English Version
Aggregates for mortar
Gesteinskornungen fur Mortel
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 154.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
Foreword . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 General requirements . 9
5 Geometrical requirements . 10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Aggregate sizes . 10
5.3 Grading . 11
5.3.1 General . 11
5.3.2 Coarse aggregates. 12
5.3.3 Fine aggregates . 12
5.3.4 All-in aggregates . 13
5.3.5 Special use aggregates and declared grading categories . 13
5.3.6 Grading of added filler . 13
5.3.7 Natural graded 0/8 mm aggregates . 14
5.4 Fines content . 14
5.5 Fines quality . 15
5.6 Particle shape of course and all-in aggregates . 17
5.7 Shell content . 17
6 Physical requirements . 18
6.1 General . 18
6.2 Particle density and water absorption . 18
6.2.1 Particle density . 18
6.2.2 Water absorption . 18
7 Chemical requirements . 18
7.1 General . 18
7.2 Petrographic description . 18
7.3 Sulfur containing compounds . 19
7.3.1 Acid soluble sulphate . 19
7.3.2 Total sulfur . 19
7.4 Chlorides . 19
7.5 Constituents which alter the rate of setting and hardening of mortar . 20
7.6 Additional requirements for manufactured aggregates . 20
7.6.1 Water solubility . 20
7.6.2 Loss on ignition . 20
7.7 Dangerous substances . 20
8 Durability . 21
8.1 General . 21
8.2 Freeze-thaw resistance . 21
8.2.1 Water absorption as a screening test for freeze-thaw resistance . 21
8.2.2 Resistance to freezing and thawing. 21
8.3 Alkali-silica reactivity . 22
9 Assessment and verification of the constancy of performance . 22
10 Designation . 22
10.1 Designation and description . 22
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10.2 Additional information for the description of an aggregate . 22
11 Marking and labelling . 22
Annex A (normative) Source materials considered in the development of EN 13139 and their
status in respect of the Scope of the standard . 24
Annex B (informative) Guidance on the description of coarseness/fineness of aggregates for
mortar . 26
Annex C (informative) Guidance on the effects of some chemical constituents of aggregates on
the mortar in which they are incorporated . 27
C.1 Chlorides . 27
C.2 Sulfates . 27
C.3 Staining and pop-outs. 27
C.4 Damage to exposed surfaces . 27
C.5 Other harmful constituents . 27
C.6 Alkali–silica aggregate reaction . 27
C.6.1 Alkali-silica reaction with natural aggregate . 27
Annex D (Informative) Procedure for the inclusion of new sources . 29
D.1 General procedure . 29
D.2 Format. 29
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU
Construction Products Regulation . 30
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics . 30
ZA.2 Procedure for AVCP of aggregates and filler aggregates . 32
ZA.2.1 Systems of AVCP . 32
ZA.2.2 Declaration of performance (DoP) . 34
ZA.2.2.1 General . 34
ZA.2.2.2 Content . 35
ZA.2.2.3 Examples of DoP . 35
ZA.3 CE marking and labelling . 39
Bibliography . 42
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Foreword
This document (prEN 13139:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 154 “Aggregates”,
the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document will supersede EN 13139:2002.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of Construction Products Regulation
(EU) No. 305/2011.
For relationship with EU Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
The most significant technical changes compared to the previous edition include:
a) Harmonisation of vocabulary and Annex ZA to be consistent with Construction Products Regulation;
b) Unification of categories which are common across the four main aggregate standards: EN 12620,
EN 13043, EN 13139 and EN 13242;
c) Description of assessment and verification of conformity of performance of aggregates (AVCP) - type
testing and factory production control in a separate new standard prEN 16236;
d) Implementing general sentences on dangerous substances and adding a new normative Annex A dealing
with all source materials considered;
e) Unification of definitions which are common across the four main aggregate standards: EN 12620,
EN 13043, EN 13139 and EN 13242, i. e. for coarse, fine, all-in aggregates and natural graded 0/8
aggregates;
f) Adding categories for the sand equivalent value for fines quality;
g) Adding categories for the methylene blue value for fines quality;
In this document the wording ‘property’ and ‘characteristic’ have the same meaning.
Requirements for assessment and verification of the constancy of performance are given in prEN 16236.
Requirements for other end uses of aggregates are specified in the following European Standards:
— EN 12620, Aggregates for concrete;
— EN 13043, Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other
trafficked areas;
— EN 13055, Lightweight aggregates
— EN 13242, Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work
and road construction;
— EN 13383-1, Armourstone — Part 1: Specification;
— EN 13450, Aggregates for railway ballast.
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Approach Consultants’ work in 2015, there are currently no New Approach Consultants in place for 2015.
Therefore the provisions of CEN-CENELEC Guide 15 cannot be met.
This shall not prevent the processing of draft standards nor the offering of harmonized standards to the
European Commission. In particular, draft standards can be sent to vote without Consultant assessment.
This note will be removed from the Foreword of the finalized publication.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the properties of aggregates obtained by processing natural, manufactured
or recycled materials and mixtures of these aggregates for use in mortars, renders and screeds, e.g. masonry
mortar, floor/screed mortar, surfacing of internal walls (plastering mortar), rendering of external walls, special
bedding materials, repair mortar and grouts for buildings, roads and civil engineering works.
It covers aggregates having an oven dried particle density greater than 2,00 Mg/m . It also covers coarse
3 3
recycled and all-in aggregate with densities between 1,50 Mg/m and 2,00 Mg/m with appropriate caveats
(See Annex A).
NOTE 1 Properties for lightweight aggregates are specified in EN 13055.
Use of soil is not covered by the present standard.
NOTE 2 Due to huge variation of geological and pedagogical conditions in Europe, precise definition of soil can be
found in the documents related to the application in the place of use.
A list of the source materials that have been considered and indicating those which are within the scope of this
standard is given in Annex A (normative).
Requirements for the Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance (AVCP) of aggregates to
this European Standard are given in prEN 16236.
Aggregates used in construction shall conform with all the requirements of the relevant European Standards
for aggregates. These standards include comprehensive and specific requirements for natural aggregates,
iron and steel making slag and recycled aggregates, dealing with, for example, the stability of certain basalts,
the expansion of certain slags and the constitution of recycled aggregates.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 932-3, Tests for general properties of aggregates - Part 3: Procedure and terminology for simplified
petrographic description
EN 933-1, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution -
Sieving method
EN 933-3, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 3: Determination of particle shape - Flakiness
index
EN 933-4, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 4: Determination of particle shape - Shape
index
EN 933-7, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 7: Determination of shell content - Percentage
of shells in coarse aggregates
EN 933-8, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 8: Assessment of fines - Sand equivalent test
EN 933-9, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates — Part 9: Assessment of fines — Methylene-blue
test
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EN 933-10, Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 10: Assessment of fines - Grading of filler
aggregates (air jet sieving)
EN 1097-6, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 6: Determination of particle
density and water absorption
EN 1367-1, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of resistance to
freezing and thawing
EN 1367-2, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates - Part 2: Magnesium sulfate test
EN 1744-1, Tests for chemical properties of aggregates — Part 1: Chemical analysis
prEN 16236, Assessment and Verification of the Constancy of Performance (AVCP)of aggregates — Type
Testing and Factory Production Control
ISO 565, Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet — Nominal sizes of
openings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. Terms and definitions which are
grey shaded, are not used for aggregates for use in mortars, renders and screeds.
3.1
aggregate
granular material of natural, manufactured or recycled origin, used in construction
3.2
natural aggregate
aggregate from mineral sources which has been subjected to nothing more than mechanical processing
3.3
manufactured aggregate
aggregate of mineral origin resulting from an industrial process involving thermal or other modification
3.4
recycled aggregate
aggregate resulting from the processing of inorganic or mineral material previously used in construction
3.5
level
the result of the assessment of the performance of an aggregate in relation to its essential characteristics,
expressed as a numerical value
EXAMPLE WA = 0,5 %
24 Declared
3.6
class
a range of levels, delimited by a minimum and a maximum value, of performance of an aggregate
EXAMPLE G 85/15
c
3.7
category
level or class of a property of an aggregate expressed as a range of values or a limiting value (level for
individual value or declared category)
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Note 1 to enty There is no relationship between the categories of different properties.
EXAMPLE FI 50, f 25 (Declared category)
Declared
3.8
declared value
level of a property declared by the manufacturer
EXAMPLE ρ 1,50 (Declared value)
rd Declared
3.9
aggregate size
designation of aggregate in terms of lower (d) and upper (D) sieve sizes expressed as d/D
Note 1 to entry This designation accepts the presence of some particles which are retained on the upper sieve (oversize)
and some which pass the lower sieve (undersize).
3.10
grading
particle size distribution expressed as the percentages by mass passing a specified set of sieves
Note 1 to entry: In this standard grading categories are used and expressed as G X/Y in which:
n
n: type of grading
where: C = coarse;
CA = coarse for aggregates for bituminous mixtures only;
G = grit (D≤4 and d≥1);
F = fine;
NG = natural graded;
A = all-in
X: lower limit passing D
Y: upper limit passing d
3.11
fines
particle size fraction of an aggregate that passes the 0,063 mm sieve
3.12
coarse aggregate
designation given to the larger aggregate sizes with D greater than 4 mm and d greater than or equal to 1 mm
Note 1 to entry Aggregates that do not fit the definitions for fine or coarse (like grit – see 3.10) are treated as coarse
aggregate.
3.13
fine aggregate
designation given to the smaller aggregate sizes with D less than or equal to 4 mm and d = 0
Note 1 to entry Fine aggregate can be produced from natural disintegration of rock or gravel and/or by the crushing of rock
or gravel or processing of manufactured aggregates.
3.14
natural graded 0/8 mm aggregate
designation given to natural aggregate of glacial and/or fluvial origin with D less than or equal to 8 mm
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Note 1 to entry: This aggregate can also be produced by blending processed aggregate.
3.15
all-in aggregate
aggregate consisting of a mixture of coarse and fine aggregates with D greater than 4 mm and d = 0
Note 1 to entry: It can be produced without separating into coarse and fine fractions or it can be produced by
combining coarse and fine aggregates.
3.16
filler aggregate
aggregate, most of which passes a 0,063 mm sieve
3.17
added filler
filler aggregate, which has been produced separately, which can be added to construction materials to provide
certain properties
3.18
mixed filler
filler aggregate of mineral origin, which has been mixed with calcium hydroxide
3.19
particle size fraction
fraction of an aggregate passing the larger of two sieves and retained on the smaller
Note 1 to entry: The lower limit can be zero.
3.20
oversize
that part of the aggregate retained on the larger of the limiting sieves used in aggregate size description
3.21
undersize
that part of the aggregate passing the smaller of the limiting sieves used in aggregate size description
3.22
batch
production quantity, a delivery quantity, a partial delivery quantity (railway wagon, load, lorry-load, ship's
cargo) or a stockpile produced at one time under conditions that are presumed uniform
Note 1 to entry : With a continuous process the quantity produced during a specified period should be treated as a
batch.
4 General requirements
The tables in this standard include categories which are common across the four main aggregate standards:
EN 12620, EN 13043, EN 13139 and EN 13242. Categories, NOTES, comments etc, which are grey shaded,
are not used for aggregates for use in mortars, renders and screeds.
NOTE Guidance on selection of appropriate categories for specific applications can be found in the place of use of
the aggregate.
Where conformity with a category is based on a value of a property being less than or equal to a given value,
conformity with a more severe category (lower value) automatically confers conformity with all less severe
categories (higher values). Similarly for categories based on the value of a property being greater than or
equal to a given value, conformity with a more severe (higher value) automatically confers conformity with all
less severe categories (lower values).
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When the value of a property is required but not defined by specified limits the value should be declared as an
XX category, e.g., a value of say 55 for the flakiness index corresponds to FI 55 (Declared
Declared Declared
category).
When a property is not required, a “No requirement” category may be used.
5 Geometrical requirements
5.1 General
The necessity for testing and declaring all properties specified in clause 5 shall be limited according to the
particular application at end use or origin of the aggregate. When required, the tests specified in clause 5 shall
be carried out to determine appropriate geometrical properties.
5.2 Aggregate sizes
All aggregates shall be described in terms of aggregate sizes using the designations d/D, and shall comply
with the grading requirements specified in 5.3, except for aggregates added as fillers which shall be specified
as filler aggregate.
Aggregate sizes shall be described by the pair of sieve sizes in millimetres selected from the basic set or the
basic set plus set 1 or the basic set plus set 2 in Table 1 with d as the lower limit designation and D as the
upper limit designation sieve between which most of the particle size distribution lies, (e.g. 0/4 mm, 0/2 mm,
2/4 mm, etc.).
A combination of sizes from set 1 and set 2 is not permissible.
Aggregate sizes shall have D/d not less than 1,4.
Table 1 — Sieve sizes for specifying aggregate sizes
Basic set Basic set plus set 1 Basic set plus set 2
mm mm mm
0 0 0
1 1 1
2 2 2
4 4 4
a
– 5,6 (5) –
a
– – 6,3 (6)
8 8 8
– – 10
a
– 11,2 (11) –
a
– – 12,5 (12)
– – 14
16 16 16
– – 20
a
– 22,4 (22) –
a a a
31,5 (32) 31,5 (32) 31,5 (32)
– – 40
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Basic set Basic set plus set 1 Basic set plus set 2
mm mm mm
– 45 –
– 56 –
63 63 63
– – 80
– 90 –
a
Rounded sizes shown in parentheses can be used as simplified descriptions of
aggregate sizes.
NOTE The following aggregate sizes are preferred: 0/1 mm, 0/2 mm, 0/4 mm, 0/8 mm, 2/4 mm, 2/8 mm.
5.3 Grading
5.3.1 General
The grading of the aggregate, when determined in accordance with EN 933-1, shall conform to the
requirements of 5.3.2 to 5.3.5 as appropriate to its aggregate size d/D.
Aggregates may comprise single sizes, all-in aggregates or combinations of two or more than two sizes.
Aggregates supplied as a mixture of different sizes or types should be uniformly blended. When aggregates of
significantly different density are blended, caution is necessary to avoid segregation.
Size designations and grading categories are essentially categories of convenience and different declared
sizes and grading categories may be agreed for use.
Where the specification requires the use of sieves which are a fraction or a multiple of the upper sieve size
(e.g. D/2; D/1,4 or 1,4D; 2D ) the sieve chosen shall be the nearest from basic set plus set 1 or basic set plus
set 2.
When a sieve size of the ISO 565-R20 series is closer to the calculated d/2, D/1.4, D/2 1.4D or 2D size, the
manufacturer may choose to use this R20 size.
Table 2 — General grading requirements
Percentage passing by mass
Size Category
Aggregate
mm G
a b d
1,4D d/2
2D D d
100 100 90 to 99 0 to 10 0 to 2 G 90/10
C
100 98 to 100 90 to 99 0 to 15 0 to 5 G 90/15
C
c
100 98 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 15 0 to 5 G 85/15
C
100 98 to 100 90 to 99 0 to 20 0 to 5 G 90/20
D > 4 C
c
d ≥ 1
100 98 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 20 0 to 5 G 85/20
C
Coarse
G 80/20
100 98 to 100 80 to 99 0 to 20 0 to 5 C
100 98 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 35 0 to 5 G 85/35
C
c
100 98 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 15 0 to 2 G 85/15
CA
100 95 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 15 – G 85/15
G
D = 4
d ≥ 1
100 98 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 20 0 to 5 G 85/20
G
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100 98 to 100 85 to 99 0 to 35 0 to 5 G 85/35
G
100 95 to 100 85 to 99 – – GF 85
D = 4
Fine
d = 0
100 98 to 100 80 to 99 – – G 80
F
D = 8
Natural graded
G 90
100 98 to 100 90 to 99 – – NG
aggregates
d = 0
100 98 to 100 90 to 99 – – GA 90
100 98 to 100 85 to 99 – – G 85
A
D > 4
All-in
d = 0
100 98 to 100 80 to 99 – – G 80
A
100 – 75 to 99 – – G 75
A
a
For aggregate sizes where D is greater than 63 mm (e.g. 80 mm and 90 mm) only the oversize requirements related
to the 1,4 D sieve apply since there is no ISO 565/R20 series sieve above 125 mm.
b
If the percentage retained on D is < 1 % by mass the manufacturer shall document and declare the typical grading
including the sieves D, d, d/2 and sieves in the basic set plus set 1 or basic set plus set 2 intermediate between d and D.
c
For single size coarse aggregates d/D, where D/d < 2, of the categories G 85/15, G 85/20 and G 85/15, the value
C C CA
of the percentage passing by mass at D may be lowered by 5 % according to the particular application or end use.
d
Limits for the percentage passing d can be modified to 1 to 15 for G 85/15 and 1 to 20 for G 80/20 where necessary
c c
to ensure a well graded aggregate.
5.3.2 Coarse aggregates
Coarse aggregates shall conform to the general grading requirements specified in Table 2 appropriate to their
size designation d/D and grading category G X/Y.
C
When required for graded aggregates, defined as those where D/d ≥ 2, all gradings shall conform to the
overall limits in Table 3 appropriate to their grading category. The typical grading passing the mid-size sieve
shall be declared and the tolerances selected from Table 3 appropriate to the grading category shall be
applied.
Table 3 — Overall limits and tolerances for coarse aggregate grading at mid-size sieves
Overall limits and tolerances at mid-size sieves
Percentage passing by mass
Mid-size sieve Category
D/d
Tolerances on
G
[mm]
Overall limits manufacturer’s declared
typical grading
25 to 80 ± 15 G 25/15
< 4 D/1,4
20 to 70 ± 15 G 20/15
≥ 4 D/2 20 to 70 ± 17,5 G 20/17,5
No requirement G NR
5.3.3 Fine aggregates
Fine aggregates shall conform to the general grading requirements of Table 2 appropriate to their upper sieve
size D and grading category G 85.
F
When required, the typical grading, in terms of the percentages passing the 4 mm, 2 mm, 1 mm, 0,250 mm
and 0,063 mm sieves shall be declared.
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When required, the grading of the fine aggregates shall comply with the tolerances in Table 4 applied around
the declared typical grading.
5.3.4 All-in aggregates
All-in aggregates shall conform to the general grading requirements of Table 2 appropriate to their upper sieve
size D and grading category G X.
A
When required, the typical grading passing the mid-size sieve shall be declared and the tolerances selected
from Table 3 appropriate to the grading category shall be applied.
Table 4 — Tolerances on declared typical grading for fine and all-in aggregates
Sieve size Category
a
D D/2 0,250
0,063
mm G
TC
b
± 5 ± 10 ± 20 ± 3 G 10
TC
c
Tolerances on
± 5 ± 20 ± 25 ± 5 G 20
TC
percentage
c
± 7,5 ± 25 ± 25 ± 5 G 25
TC
passing by mass
No requirement G NR
TC
a
In all cases the upper limit determined by fines content category takes preference.
b
Not for category f (see Table 7).
c
Not for categories f and f for fine aggregates and for categories f , f and f for all-in aggregates (see Table 7).
3 7 3 5 7
NOTE 1 Recommendations for the description of the coarseness of the aggregates are given in Annex B.
NOTE 2 The majority of fine aggregates in regular satisfactory use for most applications conform to general use
grading requirements. It is not intended that special use gradings should apply except where essential for particular
applications.
5.3.5 Special use aggregates and declared grading categories
When special aggregate gradings are required for a particular end use, or to define a specific source special
grading envelopes shall be defined using the appropriate sieves from Table 1. The general principles of
Clause 4 shall be applied using appropriate requirements at 2D, 1,4D, D, d, d/2. The grading category shall be
quoted as G X/Y to indicate clearly that it is a declared or special use category.
Declared
This recognises that size designations and grading categories are essentially categories of convenience and
different declared sizes and grading categories may be agreed for use.
5.3.6 Grading of added filler
The grading shall be determined in accordance with EN 933-10 and shall conform to the values specified in
Table 5.
Table 5 — Grading requirements for added filler
Percentage passing by mass
Sieve size
Manufacturer’s maximum
[mm]
Overall range for individual results
a
declared grading range
2 100 –
0,125 85 to 100 10
0,063 70 to 100 10
NOTE Declared grading range on the basis of the last 20 values (see prEN 16236).
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5.3.7 Natural graded 0/8 mm aggregates
Natural graded 0/8 mm aggregates shall conform to the general grading requirements specified in Table 2.
The following additional requirements shall be applied to control the variability of natural graded 0/8 mm
aggregates.
a) the manufacturer shall document and, on request, declare the typical grading for each aggregate
produced;
b) gradings shall comply with the tolerances given in Table 6.
Table 6 — Tolerances on manufacturer's declared typical grading for natural graded 0/8 mm aggregate
Sieve size Tolerances
mm Percentages passing by mass
8 ± 5
2 ± 10
1 ± 10
0,250 ± 10
0,125 ± 3
0,063 ± 2
a Tolerances of ± 5 are further limited by the requirements for the percentage passing D in
Table 2.
b In addition to the tolerances stated the maximum value of the fines content for the
category selected from Table 7 applies for the percentage passing the 0,063 mm sieve.
5.4 Fines content
When required, the fines content shall be determined in accordance with EN 933-1 and the results declared in
accordance with the relevant category specified in Table 7.
Table 7 — Categories for maximum values of fines content
0,063 mm sieve
Category
Aggregate
Percentage passing by
f
mass
= 0,5 f 0,5
= 1 f 1
= 1,5 f 1,5
= 2 f 2
Coarse
= 4 f 4
> 4 f Declared
f
No requirement
NR
= 3 f 3
= 5 f 5
Natural graded
= 7 f 7
0/8 mm
= 10 f 10
= 16 f 16
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> 16 f Declared
No requirement f NR
= 3 f 3
= 5 f 5
= 7 f 7
= 9 f 9
All-in = 11 f 11
= 12 f 12
= 15 f 15
> 15 f Declared
No requirement f NR
= 3 f 3
≤ 4 f 4
≤ 5 f 5
= 7 f 7
Fine = 10 f 10
= 16 f 16
= 22 f 22
> 22 f Declared
No requirement f NR
NOTE For fine aggregate a category f and f with requirement resp. ≤ 8 and ≤ 11
8 11
can also be used.
5.5 Fines quality
When required, the fines quality of fine or all-in aggregates shall be evaluated and declared as follows:
When the fines content, determined in accordance with EN 933-1, is not greater than 3 %, or any other value
according to the provisions valid in the place of use of the aggregate, the influence of the fines quality may be
disregarded and no further testing is required.
If the fines content is greater than 3 %, the fines quality shall be determined as the sand equivalent value
or/and the methylene blue value. However, if there is documented evidence of satisfactory use, this
declaration may be omitted.
When required, the sand equivalent value (SE10 or SE4) shall be determined in accordance with EN 933-8
and the results declared in accordance with the relevant category specified in Table 8.
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Table 8 — Categories for minimum sand equivalent (SE) values
Category (0/2) Category (0/4)
Sand equivalent
SE SE
10 4
≥ 65 SE 65 SE 65
10 4
≥ 60 SE 60 SE 60
10 4
≥ 55 SE 55 SE 55
10 4
≥ 50 SE 50 SE 50
10 4
≥ 45 SE 45 SE 45
10 4
≥ 40 SE 40 SE 40
10 4
≥ 35 SE 35 SE 35
10 4
≥ 30 SE 30 SE 30
10 4
< 30 SE Declared SE Declared
10 4
No requirement SE NR SE NR
10 4
When required, the methylene blue value (MB) shall be determined in accordance with EN 933-9 and the
results declared in accordance with the relevant category specified in Table 9.
Table 9 — Categories for maximum methylene blue (MB) values
Category
Aggregate Methylene blue values
MB
MB value
MB 0/2
g/kg
= 1 MB 1
= 1,5 MB 1,5
= 2 MB 2
Fine
= 2,5 MB 2,5
= 3 MB 3
> 3 MB Declared
No requirement MB NR
a
MB
0/D
MB
A
g/kg
= 0,8 MB 0,8
A
All-in
= 1 MB 1
A
> 1 MB Declared
A
No requirement MB NR
A
a
MB is MB measured on 0/2 mm fraction and reported on 0/D mm.
0/D
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5.6 Particle shape of course and all-in aggregates
When required, the shape shall be determined in accordance with EN 933-3 in terms of the flakiness index
and the results declared in accordance with the relevant category specified in Table 10 according to the
particular application or end use.
Table 10 - Categories for maximum values of flakiness index
Category
Flakiness index
FI
= 10 FI 10
= 15 FI 15
= 20 FI 20
= 25 FI 25
= 30 FI 30
= 35 FI 35
= 40 FI 40
= 50 FI 50
> 50 FI Declared
No requirement FI NR
When required, the shape index shall be determined in accordance with EN 933-4, and the results declared in
accordance with the relevant category specified in Table 11 according to the particular application or end use.
Table 11 — Categories for maximum values of shape index
Shape Index Category
SI
= 15 SI
= 20 SI
= 25 SI
= 30 SI
= 35 SI
= 40 SI
= 50 SI
= 55 SI
> 55 SI Declared
No requirement SI
NR
5.7 Shell content
When exceptionally required the shell content for aggregate fractions coarser than 4 mm of marine origin shall
be determined in accordance with EN 933-7 and the results declared in accordance with the relevant category
specified in Table 12 according to the particular application or end use.
NOTE It is usually not necessary to specify requirements for the shell content. No European test method is available
for the determination of shell content in fine aggregates.
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Table 12 — Category for maximum value of shell content of aggregates > 4 mm
Shell content Category
[%] SC
≤ 10 SC10
> 10 SC Declared
No requirement SCNR
6 Physical requirements
6.1 General
The necessity for testing and declaring all properties specified in this clause shall be limited according to the
particular application at end use or origin of the aggregate. When required, the tests specified in Clause 6
shall be carried out to determine the relevant physical properties.
6.2 Particle density and water absorption
6.2.1 Particle density
When required, the particle density shall be determined in accordance with the appropriate clause of
EN 1097-6 and the results declared on request stating the means of determination and calculations used.
6.2.2 Water absorption
When required, the water absorption shall be determined in accordance with the appropriate clause of
EN 1097-6 and the results declared.
7 Chemical requirements
7.1 General
The necessity for testing and declaring all properties specified in this clause shall be limited according to the
particular application at end use or origin of the aggregate. When required, the tests specified in Clause 7
shall be carried out to determine the appropriate chemical properties.
NOTE 1 The chemical requirements specified in 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 apply only to aggregates and filler aggregates for
use in mortars in which the binder contains cements within the scope of EN 197-1.
NOTE 2 Guidance on the effects of chemical constituents in aggregates and filler aggregates, including alkali-silica
reactivity, related to the durability, appearance and surface properties of the mortar in which they are incorporated is given
in Annex C.
7.2 Petrographic description
When required, the petrographic description of the aggregates shall be determined and described in
accordance with EN 932-3 and the results declared.
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7.3 Sulfur containing compounds
7.3.1 Acid soluble sulphate
When required, the acid-soluble sulphate content of the aggregates and filler shall be determined in
accordance with EN 1744-1 and the results shall be declared in accordance with the relevant category
specified in Table 13.
Table 13 — Categories for maximum values of acid-soluble sulphate content
Aggregate Acid soluble sulphate content Category
Percentage by mass AS
= 0,2 AS 0,2
= 0,8 AS 0,8
Aggregates other than air-
cooled blast furnace slag
> 0,8 AS Declared
No requirement AS NR
= 1,0 AS 1,0
> 1,0 AS Declared
Air-cooled blast furnace slag
No requirement AS NR
7.3.2 Total sulfur
When required, the total sulfur content of aggregates and filler, determined in accordance with EN 1744-1,
shall be declared in accordance with the relevant category specified in Table 18.
Table 18 — Categories for maximum values of total sulfur content
Aggregate Total sulfur content Category
S
%
< 1 S 1
Aggregates other than air-cooled
> 1 S
Declared
blast furnace slag
No requirement S NR
< 2 S 2
Air-cooled blast furnace slag > 2 S
Decl
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