1、Designation: C 568 03Standard Specification forLimestone Dimension Stone1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 568; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses
2、indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript 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.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers the material characteristics,physical requirement
3、s, and sampling appropriate to the selec-tion of limestone for general building and structural purposes.1.2 Dimension limestone shall include stone that is sawed,cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped and shall specificallyexclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially aggregated unitsof compo
4、sed fragments, and also crushed and broken stone.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C 97 Test Methods for Absorption and Bulk Specific Grav-ity of Dimension StoneC 99 Test Method for Modulus of Rupture of DimensionStoneC 119 Terminology Relating to Dimension StoneC 170 Test Method for Compre
5、ssive Strength of DimensionStoneC 241 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Stone Sub-jected to Foot TrafficC 1353 Test Method Using the Taber Abraser for AbrasionResistance of Dimension Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsAll definitions are in accordance with Ter-minology
6、C 119.3.1.1 limestone, na sedimentary rock composed princi-pally of calcium carbonate (the mineral calcite) or the doublecarbonate of calcium and magnesium (the mineral dolomite) ora mixture of the two.4. Classification4.1 Dimension limestone shall be classified into three cat-egories, generally des
7、criptive of those limestones having den-sities in approximate ranges, as follows:4.1.1 I (Low-Density)Limestone having a density rang-ing from 110 through 135 lb/ft3(1760 through 2160 kg/m3).4.1.2 II (Medium-Density)Limestone having a densitygreater than 135 and not greater than 160 lb/ft3(2160 thro
8、ugh2560 kg/m3).4.1.3 III (High-Density)Limestone having a densitygreater than 160 lb/ft3(2560 kg/m3).5. Physical Requirements5.1 Limestone supplied under this specification shall con-form to the physical requirements listed in Table 1.5.2 Limestone shall be sound, durable, and free of spalls,cracks,
9、 open seams, pits, or other defects that are likely toimpair its structural integrity in its intended use.5.3 The desired color and texture, with their permissiblenatural variations in material characteristics for all material tobe produced for the project, shall be established by controlsamples. Se
10、lect representative samples by viewing a sufficientnumber of physical samples prior to production that show thecomplete range of variations in color and texture of thelimestone specified.6. Sampling6.1 Samples, if required, for testing to determine the char-acteristics and physical properties shall
11、be representative of thelimestone to be used.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C18 onDimension Stone and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C18.03 onMaterial Specifications.Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2003. Published January 2004. Originallyapproved in 19
12、65 . Last previous edition approved in 1999 as C 568 99.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copy
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16、u feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual
17、 reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).TABLE 1 Physical RequirementsNOTEThe material property values in Table
18、1 were established using samples prepared according to the individual test methods. Finishes, other thanthose specified in the individual test methods, may result in a deviation from established values.Physical PropertyTest Requirements Classification Test Meth-od(s)Absorption by weight, max, % 127.
19、53IIIIIIlow-densitymedium-densityhigh-densityC97Density, min, lb/ft3(kg/m3) 110 (1760)135 (2160)160 (2560)IIIIIIlow-densitymedium-densityhigh-densityC97Compressive strength, min, psi (MPa) 1800 (12)4000 (28)8000 (55)IIIIIIlow-densitymedium-densityhigh-densityC 170Modulus of rupture min, psi (MPa) 40
20、0 (2.9)500 (3.4)1000 (6.9)IIIIIIlow-densitymedium-densityhigh-densityC99Abrasion resistance, min, hardnessA,B,C101010IIIIIIlow-densitymedium-densityhigh-densityC 241/C1353APertains only to stone subject to foot traffic.BThe supplier of the No. 60 Alundum abrasive, Norton, has indicated that the form
21、ula for Norton treatment 138S has been changed. The new abrasive is currrently moreaggressive, resulting in lower abrasive hardness values (Ha) than when the standard was initially established. As such, care should be taken when interpreting Havaluesfrom tests using the new abrasive, particularly wi
22、th regard to current ASTM stone standard specification requirements for abrasion resistance, which were developed whenthe original abrasive was still in use. Committee C-18 is actively studying alternatives to address this issue.CAbrasion Resistance Test Method C 1353 will eventually replace Test Method C 241 and it is not necessary to perform both tests. Availability of the proper equipmentand materials by the testing laboratory may determine which test is performed.C568032
