ASTM C119-00b

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information.
Designation: C 119 – 00b
Standard Terminology Relating to
1
Dimension Stone
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 119; 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.
INTRODUCTION
Dimension stone, as used here, is natural stone that has been selected and fabricated to specific sizes
or shapes, with or without one or more mechanically dressed or finished surfaces, for use as building
facing, curbing, paving stone, monuments and memorials, and various industrial products. The term
dimension stone is in contradistinction to crushed and broken stone, such as is used for aggregate,
roadstone, fill, or chemical raw materials. Because all stone is a natural material, the definition
excludes all manmade materials that simulate stone. In common practice, some dimension stones are
reinforced, filled, or surface treated.
Terms used in definitions and nomenclature shall be interpreted in accordance with commonly
accepted scientific and technical terms of the geological sciences except as otherwise specifically
noted.
Examples of such exceptions are the broader commercial definitions of granite and marble, which
have become well established in the dimension stone industry and trade. Definitions and terms
included in these definitions have been formulated in accordance with common industrial usage where
this is not in conflict with current scientific usage.
GENERAL TERMS cut stone—stone fabricated to specific dimensions.
dimension stone—natural stone that has been selected and
anchor—in general, a metal shape inserted into a slot or hole
fabricated to specific sizes or shapes.
in the stone that provides for the transfer of loads from the
DISCUSSION—The term dimension stone is in contradistinction to
stone to the building structure, either directly or through an
crushed and broken stone, such as is used for aggregate, roadstone, fill,
intermediate structure.
or chemical raw materials. In common practice, some dimension stones
anchorage—the system consisting of stone, anchor and pri-
are reinforced, filled, or surface treated.
mary structure, secondary structure or back-up preventing
lateral movement of the stone. dressed stone—See cut stone, finished stone.
arris—the junction of two planes of the same stone forming an durability—the measure of the ability of dimension stone to
external corner. endure and to maintain its essential and distinctive charac-
ashlar—(1) a squared block of building stone; (2) a masonry teristics of strength, resistance to decay, and appearance.
of such stones; (3) a thin-dressed rectangle of stone for Durability is based on the length of time that a stone can
facing of walls (often called ashlar veneer). maintain its innate characteristics in use. This time will vary
building stone—natural rock of adequate quality to be quar- depending on the environment, the use, and the finish of the
ried and cut as dimension stone as it exists in nature, as used stone in question (for example, outdoor versus indoor use).
in the construction industry. finished stone—dimension stone with one or more mechani-
chip—an irregularly-shaped piece of stone, usually with one cally exposed surfaces.
convex surface, that has been dislodged from a snip.
bush-hammered—a rough uniformly patterned surface pro-
cladding—nonload-bearing stone used as the facing material
duced by an impact tool.
in wall construction that contains other materials.
chat sawn—a rough finish produced by gangsawing with
crack—a partial break in the stone (see fracture, microcrack,
course chat sand.
seam).
diamond sawn-an even, relatively smooth sawn surface with
fine striations on it from the diamond segments of the saw.
1
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C-18 on
flamed—see thermal
Dimension Stone and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C18.91 on
honed—a superfine, smooth, satin-like, nonreflective finish.
Nomenclature and Definitions.
polished—a smooth, reflective finish.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2000. Published November 2000. Originally
published as C 119 – 26 T. Last previous edition C 119 – 00a.
Copyright © ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
1

---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
C119
rock face—a rough nonuniform convex surface that projects appearance differing in some degree in chemical composi-
from the plane of the wall (stone) (see Fig. 1). tion from the main body.
split face—a rough nonuniform cleft surface which may be rift—(1) a consistent direction
...