ASTM C615-99

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Designation: C 615 – 99
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Granite Dimension Stone
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 615; 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.
1. Scope 4.1.2 Curbstone, paving, and landscape features;
4.1.3 Structural components having established dimensions;
1.1 This specification covers the material characteristics,
4.1.4 Grade separations and retaining walls; and
physical requirements, and sampling appropriate to the selec-
4.1.5 Monuments.
tion of granite for general building and structural purposes.
1.2 Granite dimension stone shall include stone that is
5. Physical Properties
sawed, cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped, and shall
5.1 Granite supplied under this specification shall conform
specifically exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially
to the physical requirements prescribed in Table 1. See 5.1.2
aggregated units composed of fragments, crushed and broken
for possible variations from this table.
stone.
5.1.1 The minimum compressive strength, flexural strength,
2. Referenced Documents and modulus of rupture shall be based upon the minimum
average strength of specimens tested in four conditions: wet or
2.1 ASTM Standards:
dry and parallel or perpendicular to rift.
C 97 Test Methods for Absorption and Bulk Specific Grav-
5.1.2 The physical properties given in Table 1 represent
ity of Dimension Stone
properties of granite that have a history of successful use for
C 99 Test Method for Modulus of Rupture of Dimension
general building and structural purposes. Granite with strength
Stone
2 or abrasion resistance less than the minimum values prescribed
C 119 Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone
in Table 1 may be used provided that competent engineering
C 170 Test Method for Compressive Strength of Dimension
authority has evaluated relevant characteristics of the granite.
Stone
This evaluation shall consider both structural effects and
C 241 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Stone Sub-
material characteristics such as durability, permanent volume
jected to Foot Traffic
change, modulus of elasticity. thermal expansion, and the like.
C 880 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Dimension
5.2 Granite shall be sound, durable, and free of spalls,
Stone
cracks, open seams, pits, or other defects that are likely to
C 1353 Test Method Using the Taber Abraser for Abrasion
impair its structural integrity in its intended use.
Resistance of Dimension Stone Subjected to Foot Traffic
5.3 Granite shall be free of minerals that may cause objec-
3. Terminology
tionable staining under normal environments of use.
5.4 The desired color and texture, with their permissible
3.1 Definitions—All definitions are in accordance with Ter-
natural variations in material characteristics for all material to
minology C 119.
be produced for the
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